Pupil size and the ablation zone in laser refractive surgery: Considerations based on geometric optics

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1924-1931

  Freedman, Kenn A ^a   Brown, Sandra M ^a   Mathews, Steven M ^a   Young, Rockefeller S L ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CORNEA; DARK ADAPTATION; EYE REFRACTION; INCIDENCE; KERATECTOMY; LASER SURGERY; LIGHT REFRACTION; LIGHT SCATTERING; OPTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL; RETINA FOVEA; RETINA IMAGE;

EID: 0242659123     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(03)00214-1     Document Type: Article

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