Molecular and biomechanical changes of the cornea and lens in spaceflight.

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University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States; Center for Space Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States; Departments of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, United States; Department of Opht

Published: May 2025


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