Prospective study of photorefractive keratectomy for myopia using the VISX StarS2 excimer laser system

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 502-508

  Stevens, Julian ^a   Giubilei, Marco ^a   Ficker, Linda ^a   Rosen, Paul ^a  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; DEVICE; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; HAZE; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFRACTION INDEX; RETINOSCOPY; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0036745865     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20020901-03     Document Type: Article

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