Effect of increased atmospheric pressure on radial keratotomy

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1620-1623

  Peters, N Timothy ^a,b   Borer Jr , Robert C ^a   Strauss, Michael B ^a  

^a LONG BEACH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Unit #27   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOMMODATION PARALYSIS; ADULT; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIVING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE ABNORMALITY; KERATOMETRY; KERATOTOMY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CORNEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOTOMY, RADIAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; REFRACTION, OCULAR; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0033485544     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(99)00235-7     Document Type: Article

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