Effect of ablation profile on wound healing and visual performance 1 year after excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 224-234

  Corbett, Melanie C ^a   Verma, Seema ^a   O'Brart, David P S ^a   Oliver, Katherine M ^b   Heacock, Greg ^a   Marshall, John ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EXCIMER LASER; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOPIA; NIGHT VISION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL; REFRACTION ERROR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0029874776     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.80.3.224     Document Type: Article

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