The etiology of refractive changes at high altitude after radial keratotomy: Hypoxia versus hypobaria

Ophthalmology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 282-286

  Winkle, R Kevin ^a   Mader, Thomas H ^a   Parmley, Vernon C ^a   White, Lawrence J ^b   Poise, Kenneth A ^c  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Cascade Eye and Skin Centers   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CORNEA CURVATURE; CORNEA THICKNESS; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; HYPEROXIA; HYPOBARISM; KERATOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL KERATOTOMY; REFRACTION ERROR; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0031888927     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(98)93094-9     Document Type: Article

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