Pilocarpine in the management of overcorrection after radial keratotomy

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 382-390

  Laranjeira, Eduardo ^a   Buzard, Kurt A ^b,c,d  

^a HOSPITAL DO SERVIDOR PÚBLICO ESTADUAL DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PILOCARPINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CURVATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; KERATOMETRY; KERATOTOMY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL KERATOTOMY; REFRACTION ERROR; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPEROPIA; KERATOTOMY, RADIAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIOTICS; PILOCARPINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0029917301     PISSN: 08830444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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