Retinal nerve fiber layer measurements do not change after LASIK for high myopia as measured by scanning laser polarimetry with custom compensation

Ophthalmology

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 92-97

  Choplin, Neil T ^a,b,d   Schallhorn, Steven C ^b   Sinai, Mike ^c   Tanzer, David ^b   Tidwell, James L ^b   Zhou, Q ^c  

^a San Diego   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c Laser Diagnostic Technologies Inc   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIREFRINGENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; HIGH MYOPIA; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; NERVE FIBER; POLARIMETRY; POLARIZATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA NERVE CELL; SCANNING LASER POLARIMETRY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST;

EID: 11344258434     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2004.07.027     Document Type: Article

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