Mathematical simulation of retinal image contrast after photorefractive keratectomy with a diaphragm mask

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 248-253

  Ludwig, Klaus ^a   Schäffer, Peter ^a   Gross, Herbert ^a   Lasser, Theo ^a   Kampik, Anselm ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; KERATECTOMY; LASER SURGERY; MASK; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL; RETINA IMAGE; SIMULATION; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CORNEA; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PUPIL; RETINA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0029914287     PISSN: 08830444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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