Long-term results of excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy in high myopia: A preliminary report

Ophthalmic Surgery and Lasers

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 490-496

  Spadea, Leopoldo ^a,b   Colucci, Silvia ^a   Bianco, Guido ^a   Balestrazzi, Emilio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH MYOPIA; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CORNEA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; REFRACTION, OCULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0031775912     PISSN: 10823069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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