Retreatment for significant regression after excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy: A prospective, randomized, masked trial

Ophthalmology

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 131-141

  Gartry, David S ^a   Larkin, D Frank P ^a   Hill, Adrian R ^a   Ficker, Linda A ^a   Steele, Arthur D McG ^a  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA STROMA; EXCIMER LASER; EYE REFRACTION; HIGH MYOPIA; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOPIA; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REOPERATION; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0031893748     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(98)91715-8     Document Type: Article

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