Laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy versus photorefractive keratectomy for the correction of myopia: A prospective comparative study

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1330-1333

  Litwak, Sergio ^a   Zadok, David ^b   Garcia De Quevedo, Valente ^a   Robledo, Nora ^a   Chayet, Arturo S ^a  

^a Departamento de Cirugía Refractiva y Segmento Anterior   (Mexico)

^b ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA OPACITY; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER EPITHELIAL KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; MEXICO; MYOPIA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REHABILITATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; VISUAL ACUITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; TIME; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MALE; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0036691425     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(02)01376-7     Document Type: Article

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