Corneal changes after laser in situ keratomileusis: Measurement of corneal polarization magnitude and axis

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 137, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 697-703

  Angeles, Raymund ^a   Abunto, Teresa ^a   Bowd, Christopher ^a   Zangwill, Linda M ^a   Schanzlin, David J ^a   Weinreb, Robert N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIREFRINGENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA CURVATURE; CORNEA THICKNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER; MALE; POLARIMETER; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; BIREFRINGENCE; COHORT STUDIES; CORNEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; LASERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFRACTION, OCULAR;

EID: 1842451929     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2003.11.041     Document Type: Article

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