Differences between regressive eyes and non-regressive eyes after LASIK for myopia in the time course of corneal changes assessed with the Orbscan

Ophthalmologica

Volumn 218, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 96-101

  Pan, Qing ^a   Gu, Yang Shun ^a,b   Wang, Jing ^a   Sheng, Ye ^a   Du, Chi Xin ^a   Huang, Zhi Ming ^a   Xin, Shuang Hua ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cornea; Laser in situ keratomileusis; Myopia; Refractive regression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CURVATURE; CORNEA THICKNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; REFRACTION ERROR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CORNEA; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MALE; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REFRACTION, OCULAR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1542723005     PISSN: 00303755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000076143     Document Type: Article

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