Effect of hyperopic photorefractive keratectomy on corneal sensitivity: A longitudinal study

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 34-39

  Murphy, Paul J ^a   O'Brart, David P S ^b   Stephenson, Christopher G ^b   Oliver, Katherine M ^c   Patel, Sudi ^d,e   Marshall, John ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Trinity Park House   (United Kingdom)

^e Instituto Oftalmologico de Alicante ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA LIMBUS; CORNEA SENSIBILITY; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; KERATECTOMY; LASER SURGERY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; CORNEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPEROPIA; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSATION; SENSORY THRESHOLDS;

EID: 0037239363     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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