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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

A Novel Procedure for Keratoconus/Corneal Ectasia Treating Epithelial Compensation of Higher-Order Aberrations, Topographic Guided Ablation, and Corneal Cross Linking – The CREATE+CXL Protocol

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Pages 1981-1992 | Received 07 Mar 2023, Accepted 22 Jun 2023, Published online: 13 Jul 2023

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