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3) Kennedy, D., & Rousseau, P. (2024). Patient Preference Testing on Surgical Experience and Early Postoperative Period After Undergoing Bilateral lenticule extraction with ZEISS SMILE pro [White paper]. Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.

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