Incidence of intraoperative corneal abrasions and correlation with age using the Hansatome and Amadeus microkeratomes during laser in situ keratomileusis

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1174-1178

  Jabbur, Nada S ^a   O'Brien, Terrence P ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ABRASION; CORNEA INJURY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KERATOMETRY; KERATOMILEUSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0038650771     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(03)00223-2     Document Type: Article

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