Refractive versus corneal changes after photorefractive keratectomy for astigmatism

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 386-396

  Alpins, Noel A ^a,b   Tabin, Geoffrey C ^a   Adams, Lorraine M ^a   Aldred, Geoffrey F ^a   Kent, David G ^a   Taylor, Hugh R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Cheltenham Eye Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; EXCIMER LASER; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; KERATOMETRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOPOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ASTIGMATISM; CORNEA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; MALE; REFRACTION, OCULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0031855792     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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