Surgical correction of moderate myopia: Which method should you choose? I. Radial keratotomy will always have a place

Survey of Ophthalmology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 147-156

  Rowsey, J James ^a   Morley, Wynne A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Laser in situ keratomileusis; Myopia; Photorefractive keratectomy; Radial keratotomy; Refractive surgery

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

CATARACT; COST; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; KERATITIS; KERATOMILEUSIS; MYOPIA; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL KERATOTOMY; RETROBULBAR HEMORRHAGE; REVIEW;

EID: 0002739503     PISSN: 00396257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0039-6257(98)00024-1     Document Type: Review

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