Refractive changes during 72-hour exposure to high altitude after refractive surgery

Ophthalmology

Volumn 103, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1188-1195

  Mader, T H ^a   Blanton, C L ^a   Gilbert, B N ^a   Kubis, K C ^a   Schallhorn, S C ^a   White, L J ^a   Parmley, V C ^a   Ng, J D ^a  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL KERATOTOMY; REFRACTION ERROR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029832880     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(96)30523-X     Document Type: Article

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