Broad beam vs. flying spot excimer laser: Refractive and videokeratographic outcomes of two different ablation profiles after photorefractive keratectomy

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 534-541

  Fiore, T ^a   Carones, F ^a   Brancato, R ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXCIMER LASER; EYE REFRACTION; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; LASER SURGERY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CORNEA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; REFRACTION, OCULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0034828694     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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