Prospective randomized comparison of simultaneous and sequential bilateral photorefractive keratectomy for the correction of myopia

Ophthalmic Surgery and Lasers

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 400-410

  Vetrugno, M ^a   Maino, A ^a   Cardia, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA SURGERY; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOPIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFRACTION ERROR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; CORNEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; MALE; MYOPIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFRACTION, OCULAR; SAFETY; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0033800678     PISSN: 10823069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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