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The authors wish to thank Mr. Kiyofumi Kano and Mr. Yusuke Kuwata, mil-kin Inc. for provide the mobile laboratory microscope. The authors also thank to Mr. Tomoo Oobayashi, Minamiaoyama Eye Clinic for his valuable discussion.
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Kato, N., Shimizu, T., Shimizu, E. et al. Rapid detection of fungi and Acanthamoeba from corneal ulcers using a novel mobile laboratory microscope and a smartphone. Eye 37, 785–786 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41433-022-02213-0
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