Photorefractive keratectomy retreatments: Comparison of two methods of excimer laser epithelium removal

Ophthalmology

Volumn 106, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1469-1480

  George, Stan P ^a   Johnson, Donald G ^a  

^a London Place Eye Centre Inc ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; KERATECTOMY; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0033491463     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(99)90439-6     Document Type: Article

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