Results of photorefractive keratectomy for low, moderate, and high myopia

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 437-446

  Tuunanen, Tiina H ^a   Tervo, Timo T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; EXCIMER LASER; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; VISUAL ACUITY;

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

EID: 0031828208     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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