Laser in situ keratomileusis for hyperopia and hyperopic astigmatism

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 406-414

  Arbelaez, Maria Clara ^a   Knorz, Michael C ^b,c  

^a Aljabor Laser Technologies   (Qatar)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; EVALUATION; EXCIMER LASER; EYE REFRACTION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SPECTACLES; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; ASTIGMATISM; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CORNEA; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPEROPIA; LASER SURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REOPERATION; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0032783198     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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