Effects of simulated high altitude on patients who have had radial keratotomy

Ophthalmology

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 452-457

  Ng, J D ^a   White, L J ^a   Parmley, V C ^a   Hubickey, W ^a   Carter, J ^a   Mader, T H ^a  

^a MIDWEST EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERMETROPIA; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; KERATOMETRY; MYOPIA; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL KERATOTOMY; TONOMETRY;

EID: 0029928204     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(96)30672-6     Document Type: Article

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