Effect of refractive and topographic astigmatic axis on LASIK correction of myopic astigmatism

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 269-275

  Bragheeth, Mohamed A ^a   Dua, Harminder S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; KERATOMILEUSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 18844411871     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20050501-10     Document Type: Article

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