Can we get rid of glasses by means of refractive surgery?;Macht die refraktive chirurgie wirklich die brille überflüssig?

Praxis

Volumn 90, Issue 24, 2001, Pages 1067-1071

  Seiler, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÄTSSPITAL ZÜRICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Astigmatism; Complications; Excimer laser; Myopia correction; Refractive surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; EUROPE; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; MYOPIA; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SPECTACLES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ASTIGMATISM; EUROPE; EYEGLASSES; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035859336     PISSN: 16618157     EISSN: 16618165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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