Changes in corneal topography after laser in situ keratomileusis for myopia

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 46-52

  Barker, Nigel H ^a   Couper, Terry A ^a   Taylor, Hugh R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CORNEA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REFRACTION, OCULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0032956511     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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