Comparison of flap thickness reproducibility using microkeratomes with a second motor for advancement

Ophthalmology

Volumn 110, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1931-1934

  Miranda, Danielle ^b   Smith, Scott D ^b   Krueger, Ronald R ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA THICKNESS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FLAP THICKNESS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KERATOMETRY; KERATOMILEUSIS; KERATOTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROKERATOMA; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0141848324     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(03)00786-3     Document Type: Article

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