Wavefront-guided Surface Ablation with Prophylactic Use of Mitomycin C after a Buttonhole Laser in situ Keratomileusis Flap

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 176-181

  Chalita, Maria Regina ^a   Roth, Allen S ^a   Krueger, Ronald R ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOMYCIN C;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CASE REPORT; DIPLOPIA; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; KERATOMILEUSIS FLAP; MALE; MYOPIA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; SPECTACLES; TISSUE FLAP; VISUAL ACUITY; WAVEFORM; WAVEFRONT ANALYSIS; WAVEFRONT GUIDED PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY;

EID: 1642378190     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20040301-14     Document Type: Article

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