Laser in situ keratomileusis for myopic anisometropia in children

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 429-435

  Rashad, Khaled M ^a  

^a Almana General Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOPIA; ANISOMETROPIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; EXCIMER LASER; EYE REFRACTION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER SURGERY; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; SCHOOL CHILD; SPECTACLES; VISUAL ACUITY;

AMBLYOPIA; ANISOMETROPIA; CHILD; CORNEA; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LASER SURGERY; MYOPIA; REFRACTION, OCULAR; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0032802730     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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