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We incorporate a pre-processing step to rectify distortion artifacts induced by the cornea\u2019s high refractive power, achieved by aligning a 3D phenotypical cornea geometry model to the images and computing a distortion map using ray tracing.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>\n              <jats:bold>Results<\/jats:bold>\n            <\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>The accuracy of 3D reconstruction is evaluated on stereo microscopic images of ex vivo porcine eyes, rigid phantom eyes, and synthetic photo-realistic images. 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