Corneal asphericity and its implications for photorefractive keratectomy: A mathematical model

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 347-351

  Patel, Sudi ^a   Marshall, John ^b  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CORNEA CURVATURE; EXCIMER LASER; HEALING; HYPERMETROPIA; KERATECTOMY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CORNEA; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029983049     PISSN: 08830444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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