Laser thermal keratoplasty for the treatment of photorefractive keratectomy overcorrections: A 1-year follow-up

Ophthalmology

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 926-931

  Pop, Mihai ^a,b  

^a Michel Pop Clinics   (Canada)

^b Michel Pop Clinics   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOLMIUM LASER; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; KERATECTOMY; KERATOPLASTY; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0031958066     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(98)95039-4     Document Type: Article

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