Contrast sensitivity and glare disability after radial keratotomy and photorefractive keratectomy

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 12-18

  Ghaith, Alaa A ^a,b   Daniel, Jan ^b   Doyle Stulting, R ^c   Thompson, Keith P ^a   Lynn, Michael ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; GLARE; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; MALE; NIGHT VISION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL KERATOTOMY; SCORING SYSTEM; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0031885174     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.116.1.12     Document Type: Article

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