Randomized bilateral comparison of excimer laser in situ keratomileusis and photorefractive keratectomy for 2.50 to 8.00 diopters of myopia

Ophthalmology

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 447-457

  El Maghraby, Akef ^a   Salah, Tarek ^a   Waring III, George O ^a,c   Klyce, Stephen ^b   Ibrahim, Osama ^a  

^a El Maghraby Eye Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

^b LSU EYE CENTER   (United States)

^c EMORY EYE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KERATECTOMY; KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0033503791     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(99)90102-1     Document Type: Article

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