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Corneal Tattoo

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  • Kim JH, Lee D, Hahn TW, Choi SK (2009) New surgical strategy for corneal tattooing using a femtosecond laser. Cornea 28(1):80–84

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  1. Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21202, USA

    Farhan Merali

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  1. Dept of Ophthal & Optometry,AKH, Medical University of Wien Dept of Ophthal & Optometry,AKH, Wien, Austria

    Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main Department of Ophthalmology, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    Thomas Kohnen

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Merali, F. (2014). Corneal Tattoo. In: Schmidt-Erfurth, U., Kohnen, T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Ophthalmology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35951-4_583-1

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