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Fig. 3

From: Corneal subbasal nerve plexus reinnervation and stromal cell morphology with different cap thicknesses in small incision lenticule extraction

Fig. 3

Representative images of extracted lenticule plane in three different groups. The activation of keratocytes was alleviated time-dependently. Some light-scattering particles were observed (white arrow), which may be due to keratocyte necrosis and apoptosis. The set of five images in each group showing alterations of the keratocytes during the 6-month follow-up after the procedure were taken from the same individual. Field size: 400 μm × 400 μm. m, month; w, week; preop, preoperative; postop, postoperative

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