Femtosecond laser versus mechanical keratome flaps in wavefront-guided laser in situ keratomileusis: Prospective contralateral eye study

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 120-126

  Durrie, Daniel S ^a,c   Kezirian, Guy M ^b,d  

^a Durrie Vision   (United States)

^b SurgiVision Consultants Inc   (United States)

^c ALCON RESEARCH LTD   (United States)

^d SurgiVision Consultants Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 13844317415     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2004.09.046     Document Type: Article

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