Arcuate transverse keratotomy remains a useful adjunct to correct astigmatism in conjunction with photorefractive keratectomy

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 60-68

  Kapadia, Manasvee S ^a,b   Krishna, Rohit ^a   Shah, Sujal ^a   Wilson, Steven E ^a,b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; KERATOTOMY; MALE; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; ASTIGMATISM; CORNEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; KERATOTOMY, RADIAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; REFRACTION, OCULAR; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0033968865     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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