Effect of microkeratome suction duration on corneal flap thickness and incision angle

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 715-719

  Seo, Kyoung Yul ^a   Wan, Xiu H ^a   Jang, Jae W ^b   Lee, Jae Bum ^a   Kim, Moon J ^a   Kim, Eung Kweon ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INCISION; KERATOMILEUSIS; MICROTOME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; CORNEA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SUCTION; SURGICAL FLAPS; SWINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036859729     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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