Photorefractive keratectomy for compound myopic astigmatism with an eye cup erodible mask delivery system

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 501-511

  Brancato, Rosario ^a   Carones, Francesco ^a   Venturi, Elisabetta ^a   Morico, Alessandro ^a   Gobbi, Pier Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ADULT; ARGON LASER; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORNEA OPACITY; EPITHELIZATION; EXCIMER LASER; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; KERATECTOMY; MASK; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; ASTIGMATISM; CORNEA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0030003911     PISSN: 08830444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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