Non-invasive bleaching of the human lens by femtosecond laser photolysis

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Non-invasive bleaching of the human lens by femtosecond laser photolysis. / Kessel, Line; Eskildsen, Lars; Poel, Mike van der; Larsen, Michael.

In: P L o S One, Vol. 5, No. 3, 01.01.2010, p. e9711.

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Kessel, L, Eskildsen, L, Poel, MVD & Larsen, M 2010, 'Non-invasive bleaching of the human lens by femtosecond laser photolysis', P L o S One, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. e9711. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0009711

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Kessel, L., Eskildsen, L., Poel, M. V. D., & Larsen, M. (2010). Non-invasive bleaching of the human lens by femtosecond laser photolysis. P L o S One, 5(3), e9711. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0009711

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Kessel L, Eskildsen L, Poel MVD, Larsen M. Non-invasive bleaching of the human lens by femtosecond laser photolysis. P L o S One. 2010 Jan 1;5(3):e9711. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0009711

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Kessel, Line ; Eskildsen, Lars ; Poel, Mike van der ; Larsen, Michael. / Non-invasive bleaching of the human lens by femtosecond laser photolysis. In: P L o S One. 2010 ; Vol. 5, No. 3. pp. e9711.

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