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Misleading axial length measurements with the IOLMaster due to a dense posterior vitreous surface membrane and a macular edema in a diabetic patient

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We thank Dr. A. Borkenstein for providing clinical data.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University Graz, Austria, Auenbruggerplatz 4, A-8036, Graz, Austria

    Christoph Fidel Mayer, Navid Ardjomand, Werner Wackernagel & Michaela Velikay-Parel

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Mayer, C.F., Ardjomand, N., Wackernagel, W. et al. Misleading axial length measurements with the IOLMaster due to a dense posterior vitreous surface membrane and a macular edema in a diabetic patient. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 251, 387–389 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-011-1852-0

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