Laser Subepithelial Keratomileusis for Myopia of -6 to -10 Diopters with Astigmatism with the MEL60 Laser

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 121-126

  Bilgihan, Kamil ^a,b   Hondur, Ahmet ^a   Hasanreisoglu, Berati ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; BEST CORRECTED VISUAL ACUITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA EDEMA; CORNEA HAZE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EXCIMER LASER; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATITIS; LASER EPITHELIAL KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MYOPIA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFRACTION ERROR; SCORING SYSTEM; TOPOGRAPHY; UNCORRECTED VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 1642415302     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20040301-05     Document Type: Article

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