Excimer laser correction of astigmatism with multipass/multizone treatment

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 627-633

  Brodovsky, S ^a   Couper, T ^a   Alpins, N A ^a   McCarry, C A ^a   Taylor, H R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0031810909     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(98)80257-5     Document Type: Article

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