Duke Eye Center

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Eye care center in Durham, NC

2.8 · 249 reviewsOpens today at 8 AM

As one of the top eye centers in the country, the Duke Eye Center treats more than 175,000 people each year and offers the full spectrum of eye care. Duke Eye Center's expert ophthalmologists offer comprehensive eye care services to Durham, North Carolina and the surrounding areas.

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Services

What Duke Eye offers, what it costs, and what people come for.

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Reputation

What reviews, press and directories say about Duke Eye.

2.8from 249 reviews on Google

Duke Eye Center is known for its specialized care but suffers from significant delays and logistical challenges that frustrate patients. Patients frequently report long wait times, often exceeding several hours, even for scheduled appointments. While some staff members, like Dr. Carlson, receive praise for their care, many reviews highlight frustrations with the overall patient experience, including poor communication and logistical issues.

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  • 48%
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Would go back44%44% of reviews give the visit 4 or 5 stars.Positive 44%, 4 or 5 stars · Neutral 0%, 3 stars · Negative 56%, 1 or 2 stars
The good
  • Dr. Carlson's care
  • Friendly staff during exams
The bad
  • Excessive wait times
  • Poor communication and logistics
  • Inefficient check-in process

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How AI sees Duke Eye

The AI Score is out of 100, read from 8 signals across search and AI.

72out of 100

46 Durham avg

What the score is made of

Signal and how much it countsDuke Eye

  • Retrieval grounding 26%Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on.100
  • Off-property attestation 20%Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability.40
  • AI visibility 14%Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service.100
  • Reviews & response 12%The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim.65
  • Backlink & citation authority 8%Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you.69
  • Google Business Profile 8%Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first.90
  • Speed & mobile 7%Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone.59
  • Content freshness & schema 5%Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals.66

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Local AI Registry · Eye care centers in Durham, NC · Editorial

Duke Eye Center, Durham NC: Reviews

Steve Lee

By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated November 1, 2026.

Published July 16, 2026 · Updated November 1, 2026 · Machine-readable version below

In short

Duke Eye Center is an eye care center in Durham, NC. Its AI Score is 72 of 100, which is good.

What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks

Key facts

FactValue
TypeEye care center
Address2351 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705, USA
HoursMon to Fri 8 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun
Phone(919) 681-3937
Rating2.8 across 249 reviews on Google
UpdatedNovember 1, 2026

All the details

Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.

GroupFactValueMarkEvidence
Location infoAddress2351 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705, USAConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoDescriptionAs one of the top eye centers in the country, the Duke Eye Center treats more than 175,000 people each year and offers the full spectrum of eye care. Duke Eye Center's expert ophthalmologists offer comprehensive eye care services to Durham, North Carolina and the surrounding areas.ConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoHoursMon to Fri 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM · Sat to Sun ClosedConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoNameDuke Eye CenterConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoPhone(919) 681-3937ConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursMonday8:00 AM to 5:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursTuesday8:00 AM to 5:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursWednesday8:00 AM to 5:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursThursday8:00 AM to 5:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursFriday8:00 AM to 5:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursSaturdayClosedConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursSundayClosedConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
ServicesServiceComprehensive eye examsAI guess
ServicesServiceOphthalmology consultationsAI guess
LinksFacebookhttps://facebook.com/dukehealthAI guessOur record
LinksInstagramhttps://instagram.com/dukehealthAI guessOur record
LinksWebsitehttps://www.dukehealth.org/locations/duke-eye-center?utm_source=google&utm_medium=local&utm_campaign=evergreenConfirmedGoogle Business Profile

Services and prices

Known for

The team

Visiting Duke Eye

Address: 2351 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705, USA. Phone: (919) 681-3937. Hours: Mon to Fri 8 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)

Location info from Google Business Profile

From Google Business Profile: "As one of the top eye centers in the country, the Duke Eye Center treats more than 175,000 people each year and offers the full spectrum of eye care. Duke Eye Center's expert ophthalmologists offer comprehensive eye care services to Durham, North Carolina and the surrounding areas."

Parking and getting in

Nearby

PlaceTypeDistance
SP+ ParkingParking garage1 min walk
Durham, NCBus stop2 min walk
Erwin Rd at Fulton St (Duke University Hospital)Bus stop2 min walk
Erwin Rd at Fulton St (EB)Bus stop2 min walk
Erwin Rd at Fulton StBus stop2 min walk
Starbucks Coffee CompanyCoffee shop2 min walk

Reputation

2.8 average across 249 reviews: Google 249. (Confirmed, read July 16, 2026.)

Duke Eye Center is known for its specialized care but suffers from significant delays and logistical challenges that frustrate patients. (AI guess, from 249 reviews.)

What people like

  • Friendly staff during exams

What people do not like

  • Excessive wait times
  • Poor communication and logistics
  • Inefficient check-in process

Press

Awards

Directories

Questions people ask

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What AI gets wrong about Duke Eye

We ask ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini about Duke Eye. These are the answers that don’t match this page.

ChatGPT and Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 20, 2026. Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 16, 2026.

FactWhat AI saysWhat this page says
AddressPerplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 20, 2026: 0 The Eye Center2351 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705, USA

The AI Score: 72 of 100

It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Durham eye care centers run 38 to 72. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Duke Eye scores 72, above the Durham average of 46. The same method scores every business on the registry.

SignalWeightScoreWhat it measuresDuke Eye
Retrieval grounding26100Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on.Good
Off-property attestation2040Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability.Poor
AI visibility14100Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service.Good
Reviews & response1265The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim.Good
Backlink & citation authority869Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you.Good
Google Business Profile890Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first.Good
Speed & mobile759Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone.Fair
Content freshness & schema566Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals.Good

Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology

How AI decides what to say about an eye care center: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-eye-surgery. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-eye-surgery

Entity map

Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other.

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Duke Eye CenterMedicalBusiness#businesshttps://www.dukehealth.org/locations/duke-eye-center?utm_source=google&utm_medium=local&utm_campaign=evergreenSubject of this page
Durham, North CarolinaCity#cityCity Duke Eye is in
Local AI RegistryOrganization#publisherhttps://localairegistry.comPublisher of this page
Steve LeePerson#authorhttps://localairegistry.com/team/steve-leeAuthor of this page

Topical map

Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the eye care centers in Durham, linked to the lists and towns around it.

Lists

  • Best eye care centers in Durham: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/nc/durham/eye-care-center
  • Best businesses in Durham: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/nc/durham

Nearby

  • /raleigh: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/nc/raleigh
  • /chapel-hill: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/nc/chapel-hill
  • /greensboro: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/nc/greensboro

Every list

  • Every leaderboard in North Carolina: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/nc

References

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Sources cited

  • [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJx6ohCa3mrIkR0mtxlZvi10k (accessed Jul 16, 2026)
  • [2] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 20, 2026; Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 16, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 18, 2026)

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Title, description, canonical, robots and Open Graph tags. This is what shows in search results and link previews.

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# Duke Eye Center, Durham NC: Reviews

Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/nc/durham/duke-eye-center-durham-nc. Free to reuse with a link back.

By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated 2026-11-01.

Canonical: https://localairegistry.com/biz/nc/durham/duke-eye-center-durham-nc

## Photos

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## In short

Duke Eye Center is an eye care center in Durham, NC. Its AI Score is 72 of 100, which is good.

What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks


## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Type | Eye care center |
| Address | 2351 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705, USA |
| Hours | Mon to Fri 8 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun |
| Phone | (919) 681-3937 |
| Rating | 2.8 across 249 reviews on Google |
| Updated | November 1, 2026 |


## All the details

Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.

| Group | Fact | Value | Mark | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Location info | Address | 2351 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Description | As one of the top eye centers in the country, the Duke Eye Center treats more than 175,000 people each year and offers the full spectrum of eye care. Duke Eye Center's expert ophthalmologists offer comprehensive eye care services to Durham, North Carolina and the surrounding areas. | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Hours | Mon to Fri 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM · Sat to Sun Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Name | Duke Eye Center | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Phone | (919) 681-3937 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Monday | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Tuesday | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Wednesday | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Thursday | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Friday | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Saturday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Sunday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Services | Service | Comprehensive eye exams | AI guess |  |
| Services | Service | Ophthalmology consultations | AI guess |  |
| Links | Facebook | https://facebook.com/dukehealth | AI guess | Our record |
| Links | Instagram | https://instagram.com/dukehealth | AI guess | Our record |
| Links | Website | https://www.dukehealth.org/locations/duke-eye-center?utm_source=google&utm_medium=local&utm_campaign=evergreen | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |


## Services and prices

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## The team

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## Visiting Duke Eye

Address: 2351 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705, USA. Phone: (919) 681-3937. Hours: Mon to Fri 8 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)


### Location info from Google Business Profile

From Google Business Profile: "As one of the top eye centers in the country, the Duke Eye Center treats more than 175,000 people each year and offers the full spectrum of eye care. Duke Eye Center's expert ophthalmologists offer comprehensive eye care services to Durham, North Carolina and the surrounding areas."


### Parking and getting in

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### Nearby

| Place | Type | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SP+ Parking | Parking garage | 1 min walk |
| Durham, NC | Bus stop | 2 min walk |
| Erwin Rd at Fulton St (Duke University Hospital) | Bus stop | 2 min walk |
| Erwin Rd at Fulton St (EB) | Bus stop | 2 min walk |
| Erwin Rd at Fulton St | Bus stop | 2 min walk |
| Starbucks Coffee Company | Coffee shop | 2 min walk |


## Reputation

2.8 average across 249 reviews: Google 249. (Confirmed, read July 16, 2026.)

Duke Eye Center is known for its specialized care but suffers from significant delays and logistical challenges that frustrate patients. (AI guess, from 249 reviews.)


### What people like

- Friendly staff during exams


### What people do not like

- Excessive wait times
- Poor communication and logistics
- Inefficient check-in process


### Press

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## Questions people ask


### services here, what do people go in for?


### Downsides nobody puts in a five star review?


### torn between Duke Eye and The Eye?


### what time does Duke Eye in Durham actually open?


### parking at Duke Eye, where does everyone put the car?


### people keep recommending Duke Eye, what for?


### Does Duke Eye split it over a few months?


### real doctors here, or is it beauticians


### how much is a first visit around here


### genuinely, what is good about this one


### planning a Saturday visit, is that a wasted trip


### Duke Eye, any chance to book in this week?


### best eye care center in Durham


### walk in here, or is it appointment only?


### anything I should sort out before a consult here?


### last update from here was when?


### numbing at Duke Eye, do you have to ask for it?


## What AI gets wrong about Duke Eye

We ask ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini about Duke Eye. These are the answers that don’t match this page.

ChatGPT and Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 20, 2026. Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 16, 2026.

| Fact | What AI says | What this page says |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Address | Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 20, 2026: 0 The Eye Center | 2351 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705, USA |


## The AI Score: 72 of 100

It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Durham eye care centers run 38 to 72. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Duke Eye scores 72, above the Durham average of 46. The same method scores every business on the registry.

| Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Duke Eye |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Retrieval grounding | 26 | 100 | Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on. | Good |
| Off-property attestation | 20 | 40 | Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability. | Poor |
| AI visibility | 14 | 100 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Good |
| Reviews & response | 12 | 65 | The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim. | Good |
| Backlink & citation authority | 8 | 69 | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | Good |
| Google Business Profile | 8 | 90 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good |
| Speed & mobile | 7 | 59 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Fair |
| Content freshness & schema | 5 | 66 | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | Good |

Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology

How AI decides what to say about an eye care center: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-eye-surgery. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-eye-surgery


## Entity map

Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other.

| Entity | Type | ID on this page | Same as | Relationship to Duke Eye |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Duke Eye Center | MedicalBusiness | #business | https://www.dukehealth.org/locations/duke-eye-center?utm_source=google&utm_medium=local&utm_campaign=evergreen | Subject of this page |
| Durham, North Carolina | City | #city |  | City Duke Eye is in |
| Local AI Registry | Organization | #publisher | https://localairegistry.com | Publisher of this page |
| Steve Lee | Person | #author | https://localairegistry.com/team/steve-lee | Author of this page |


## Topical map

Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the eye care centers in Durham, linked to the lists and towns around it.


### Lists

- Best eye care centers in Durham: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/nc/durham/eye-care-center
- Best businesses in Durham: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/nc/durham


### Nearby

- /raleigh: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/nc/raleigh
- /chapel-hill: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/nc/chapel-hill
- /greensboro: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/nc/greensboro


### Every list

- Every leaderboard in North Carolina: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/nc


## References


### Sources cited

- [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJx6ohCa3mrIkR0mtxlZvi10k (accessed Jul 16, 2026)
- [2] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 20, 2026; Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 16, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 18, 2026)

The files every page on the registry shares, and how to copy this code for your own site, are here: https://localairegistry.com/developers

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  1. services here, what do people go in for? Question by spontaneous_on_erwin, Sep 14, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/nc/durham/duke-eye-center-durham-nc/q/what-special-features-does-duke-eye-center-offer
  2. Downsides nobody puts in a five star review? Question by durham_wren, Sep 11, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/nc/durham/duke-eye-center-durham-nc/q/the-reviews-look-glowing-what-are-the-real-complaints
  3. torn between Duke Eye and The Eye? Question by spontaneous_in_durham, Sep 10, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/nc/durham/duke-eye-center-durham-nc/q/duke-eye-center-or-the-eye-center-durham-for-eye-care-center
  4. what time does Duke Eye in Durham actually open? Question by spring_regular_downtown, Sep 8, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/nc/durham/duke-eye-center-durham-nc/q/what-are-the-operating-hours-of-duke-eye-center
  5. parking at Duke Eye, where does everyone put the car? Question by wedding_lurker_downtown, Sep 7, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/nc/durham/duke-eye-center-durham-nc/q/is-there-parking-available-at-duke-eye-center
  6. people keep recommending Duke Eye, what for? Question by erwin_fern, Sep 7, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/nc/durham/duke-eye-center-durham-nc/q/what-is-duke-eye-center-known-for
  7. Does Duke Eye split it over a few months? Question by lowkey_in_durham, Sep 3, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/nc/durham/duke-eye-center-durham-nc/q/does-duke-eye-center-do-payment-plans
  8. real doctors here, or is it beauticians Question by careful_on_erwin, Sep 2, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/nc/durham/duke-eye-center-durham-nc/q/is-duke-eye-center-run-by-medical-staff-or-by-technicians
  9. how much is a first visit around here Question by june_local_south, Aug 31, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/nc/durham/duke-eye-center-durham-nc/q/what-does-an-eye-care-center-actually-cost-in-durham
  10. genuinely, what is good about this one Question by first_timer_on_erwin, Aug 21, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/nc/durham/duke-eye-center-durham-nc/q/what-do-people-actually-like-about-duke-eye-center
  11. planning a Saturday visit, is that a wasted trip Question by march_shopper_east, Aug 18, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/nc/durham/duke-eye-center-durham-nc/q/is-duke-eye-center-open-on-saturdays
  12. Duke Eye, any chance to book in this week? Question by birthday_lurker_south, Aug 14, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/nc/durham/duke-eye-center-durham-nc/q/does-duke-eye-center-ever-have-last-minute-openings
  13. best eye care center in Durham Question by march_reader_east, Aug 7, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/nc/durham/duke-eye-center-durham-nc/q/best-eye-care-center-in-durham
  14. walk in here, or is it appointment only? Question by wedding_commuter_east, Aug 6, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/nc/durham/duke-eye-center-durham-nc/q/does-duke-eye-center-accept-reservations
  15. anything I should sort out before a consult here? Question by erwin_nell, Jul 31, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/nc/durham/duke-eye-center-durham-nc/q/what-should-i-know-before-a-consult-at-duke-eye-center
  16. last update from here was when? Question by early_on_erwin, Jul 24, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/nc/durham/duke-eye-center-durham-nc/q/what-has-duke-eye-center-been-posting-lately
  17. numbing at Duke Eye, do you have to ask for it? Question by spontaneous_in_durham_27705, Jul 17, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/nc/durham/duke-eye-center-durham-nc/q/can-i-ask-for-numbing-at-duke-eye-center-without-it-being-weird

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