Proper positioning of the plume evacuator in the VISX Star3 excimer laser minimizes central island formation in patients undergoing laser in situ keratomileusis

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 309-315

  Cua, Irwin Y ^a   Pepose, Jay S ^a,b  

^a Pepose Vision Institute   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; EXCIMER LASER; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; MYOPIA; POSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; VACUUM ASPIRATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

ASTIGMATISM; CORNEA; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0037501412     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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