Spherical aberration after laser in situ keratomileusis and photorefractive keratectomy: Clinical results and theoretical models of etiology

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2096-2104

  Hersh, Peter S ^a,b   Fry, Kristen ^a,b   Blaker, J Warren ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF OPHTHALMOLOGY AND VISUAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^b Hersh Vision Group   (United States)

^c FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CURVATURE; CORNEA DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; KERATOMETRY; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 0347379973     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2003.09.008     Document Type: Article

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