Vector analysis applications to photorefractive surgery

International Ophthalmology Clinics

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1-27

  Alpins, Noel ^a   Stamatelatos, George ^a  

^a NewVision Clinics   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTIGMATISM; CALCULATION; CORNEA CURVATURE; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PHOTOREFRACTIVE SURGERY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; REVIEW; TOPOGRAPHY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0038036333     PISSN: 00208167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004397-200343030-00003     Document Type: Review

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