Assessment of high and low contrast visual acuity after photorefractive keratectomy for myopia

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 585-590

  Gauthier, Charline A ^a,d   Holden, Brien A ^a   Epstein, Daniel ^b   Tengroth, Björn ^c   Fagerholm, Per ^c   Hamberg Nyström, Helene ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c ST ERIK S EYE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d Autonomous Technologies Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR); Photorefractive keratectomy; Refractive surgery; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

EXCIMER LASERS; LASER SURGERY; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; PATIENT TREATMENT; VISION;

LOGARITHM OF THE MINIMUM ANGLE OF RESOLUTION; MYOPIA; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; REFRACTIVE SURGERY; VISUAL ACUITY;

OPHTHALMOLOGY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; EXCIMER LASER; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; KERATECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0032146944     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-199808000-00023     Document Type: Article

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