The theoretical vs. measured laser resection for laser in situ keratomileusis

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 18-27

  Flanagan, Gerald W ^a   Binder, Perry S ^a,b  

^a Gordon Binder and Weiss Vision Institute   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA STROMA; CORNEA THICKNESS; ECHOOCULOGRAPHY; EPITHELIUM HYPERPLASIA; EXCIMER LASER; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; KERATOMILEUSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOPIA; NIGHT VISION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STUDENT T TEST;

EID: 12444266784     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20050101-07     Document Type: Article

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