Excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy for the correction of myopia

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 246-250

  Wee, T L ^a   Chan, W K ^b   Tseng, P ^b   Tan, D ^b   Balakrishnar, V ^a   Low, C H ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE NATIONAL EYE CENTRE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Excimer; Laser; Myopia; Photorefractive keratectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EQUIPMENT; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MYOPIA; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; SINGAPORE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; MALE; MYOPIA; REFRACTION, OCULAR; SINGAPORE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033110209     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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