Photorefractive keratectomy for low myopia at 6 mm treatment diameter

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 433-436

  Hamberg Nyström, Heléne L ^a   Fagerholm, Per P ^a   Tengroth, Björn T ^a  

^a ST ERIK S EYE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Centration; Comparison; Contrast sensitivity; Dark vision; Endothial cells; Excimer laser; Photorefractive keratectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; LIGHT REFRACTION; MALE; MYOPIA; NIGHT VISION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOPOGRAPHY; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0030783790     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.1997.tb00408.x     Document Type: Article

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