Photorefractive keratectomy for low-to-moderate myopia and astigmatism with a small-beam, tracker-directed excimer laser

Ophthalmology

Volumn 106, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1481-1489

  McDonald, Marguerite B ^a   Deitz, Michael R ^b   Frantz, Jonathan M ^c   Kraff, Manus C ^d   Krueger, Ronald R ^e   Salz, James J ^f   Kraff, Colman R ^d   Maguen, Ezra ^f   Matta, Camille S ^b   Nesburn, Anthony B ^f   Piebenga, Larry W ^b   Gauthier, Charline ^g  

^a Eye Ear Nose and Throat Hospital   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Eye Centers of Florida   (United States)

^d Kraff Eye Institute   (United States)

^e Anheuser Busch Eye Institute at St Louis University   (United States)

^f CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g Autonomous Technologies Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; KERATECTOMY; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MYOPIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFRACTION ERROR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 12944254530     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(99)90440-2     Document Type: Article

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