Transition zone design and smoothing in custom laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 39-47

  Vinciguerra, Paolo ^a,b,c   Camesasca, Fabrizio I ^a   Torres, Ingrid M ^a  

^a HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^b Nidek Technologies Inc   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPENTOLATE; DEXAMETHASONE PLUS TOBRAMYCIN; FLUOROMETHOLONE; NETILMICIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; KERATOMETRY; LASER EPITHELIAL KERATOMILEUSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; REFRACTIVE SURGERY;

EID: 13844310363     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2004.10.041     Document Type: Article

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