Improvement in best corrected visual acuity in amblyopic adult eyes after laser in situ keratomileusis

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2517-2521

  Sakatani, Keiko ^a   Jabbur, Nada S ^a   O'Brien, Terrence P ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBLYOPIA; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION INDEX; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 11144275901     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2004.06.026     Document Type: Article

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