Flap analysis: Critical point in laser in situ keratomileusis

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 84, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1317-1320

  Srivannaboon, Sabong ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Corneal Flap; Laser in Situ Keratomileusis; Residual Stromal Calculation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORNEA STROMA; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; PLASTIC SURGERY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THAILAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGICAL FLAPS; THAILAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0035468467     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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