Recent advances in refractive surgery

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 160, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1329-1337

  Yu, Edward Y W ^b   Jackson, W Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA EYE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; CORNEA; CORNEA SURGERY; EXCIMER LASER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REFRACTION ERROR; REVIEW; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0033522407     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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