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REPLYING TO D. G. Vavvas et al. Nature 556, https://doi.org/10.1038/nature26149 (2018); A. L. Solebo, C. J. Hammond & J. S. Rahi Nature 556, https://doi.org/10.1038/nature26148 (2018)

In the accompanying Comments1,2, Vavvas et al. describe issues regarding the normality of lens regeneration and Solebo et al. describe improving outcomes of congenital cataract. We welcome these Comments on our paper.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510060, China

    Yizhi Liu, Haotian Lin, Hong Ouyang, Shan Huang, Zhenzhen Liu, Xialin Liu, Lixia Luo, Wenjia Cai & Kang Zhang

  2. Shiley Eye Institute, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, 92093, California, USA

    David Granet, Sally Baxter, Jie Zhu, Christopher Heichel, Wenjia Cai & Kang Zhang

  3. Molecular Medicine Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, 610041, China

    Xiaokang Wu, Fangbing Yan, Meixia Zhang & Kang Zhang

  4. Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, 02115, Massachusetts, USA

    Richard L. Maas

  5. Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health Guangdong Laboratory, Guangzhou, 510060, China

    Kang Zhang

  6. Veterans Administration Healthcare System, San Diego, 92093, California, USA

    Kang Zhang

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