Effect of environmental factors on myopic LASIK enhancement rates

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 798-803

  Walter, Keith A ^a   Stevenson, Aaron W ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CURVATURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK; ROOM TEMPERATURE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 1942436085     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2004.01.001     Document Type: Article

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