Theoretical analysis of ablation depths and profiles in laser in situ keratomileusis for compound hyperopic and mixed astigmatism

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1123-1136

  Azar, Dimitri T ^a,b   Primack, Jonathan D ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^b SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CORNEA; DRAWING; HYPERMETROPIA; KERATECTOMY; KERATOMILEUSIS; MODEL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ASTIGMATISM; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORNEA; HUMAN; HYPEROPIA; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MODELS, THEORETICAL; REFRACTION, OCULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0033800682     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(00)00524-1     Document Type: Article

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