Epi-LASEK for the correction of myopia and myopic astigmatism

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1343-1347

  Anderson, Nicole J ^b   Beran, Robin F ^a   Schneider, Timothy L ^b  

^a Columbus Laser Center ^*  (United States)

^b MINNESOTA EYE CONSULTANTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA OPACITY; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KERATECTOMY; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER EPITHELIAL KERATOMILEUSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARAMETER; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFRACTION INDEX; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNITED STATES; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND HEALING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY;

ASTIGMATISM; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MYOPIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0041929382     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(02)01461-X     Document Type: Article

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