The outcome of reoperation following photorefractive keratectomy

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 471-476

  Hamberg Nyström, Heléne ^a   Fagerholm, Per ^a  

^a ST ERIK S EYE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Haze; Photorefractive keratectomy; Regression; Reoperation; Reshaping; Retreatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH MYOPIA; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RETREATMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0031846718     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0420.1998.760415.x     Document Type: Article

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