Excimer laser treatment of myopic astigmatism: A comparison of three ablation programs

Ophthalmology

Volumn 105, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1182-1188

  Colin, Joseph ^a,b   Cochener, Béatrice ^a   Le Floch, Gwennaelle ^a  

^a BREST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CHU MORVAN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIZATION; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0031690612     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(98)97017-8     Document Type: Article

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