Effect of tear film stability on fluctuation of vision after photorefractive keratectomy

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 668-672

  Chen, Shuan ^b   Wang, I Jong ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATIGUE; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEAR FILM; VISION;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; MYOPIA; TEARS; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0032753160     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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