Night vision disturbances after corneal refractive surgery

Survey of Ophthalmology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 533-546

  Fan Paul, Nancy I ^a   Li, Joan ^a   Miller, Julia Sullivan ^a   Florakis, George J ^a  

^a New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast sensitivity; Glare; Glare disability; Image degradation; Night vision disturbances; Refractive surgery

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CORNEA SURGERY; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; FOLLOW UP; GLARE; GRATING; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; LASER ASSISTED IN SITU KERATOMILEUSIS; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NIGHT VISION DISORDER; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUPIL; RADIAL KERATOTOMY; RETINA IMAGE; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISION TEST; VISUAL DISORDER;

CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CORNEA; DARKNESS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; GLARE; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; RISK FACTORS; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0036867049     PISSN: 00396257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6257(02)00350-8     Document Type: Review

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