Corneal flap measurements in laser in situ keratomileusis using the Moria M2 automated microkeratome

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 377-385

  Pietilä, Juhani ^a,c   Mäkinen, Petri ^a,c   Suominen, Sakari ^a,c   Huhtala, Anne ^a,b   Uusitalo, Hannu ^c  

^a Medical Center Mehiläinen   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CORNEA; CORNEA FLAP; CORNEA THICKNESS; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; KERATOMILEUSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEAN HINGE LENGTH; MEAN HORIZONTAL FLAP DIAMETER; MICROKERATOMA; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBTRACTION ULTRASONIC PACHYMETRY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; TISSUE FLAP; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 22644435614     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20050701-13     Document Type: Article

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