Pediatric refractive surgery

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 267-275

  Hutchinson, Amy K ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Laser in situ keratomileusis; Laser subepithelial keratomileusis; Pediatric refractive surgery; Phakic intraocular lens; Photorefractive keratectomy

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOPIA; CELL COUNT; CONVERGENT STRABISMUS; CORNEA; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; KERATECTOMY; KERATOMILEUSIS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANESTHESIA; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; PEDIATRICS; PROGNOSIS; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141838928     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00055735-200310000-00007     Document Type: Review

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