The safety and efficacy of photorefractive keratectomy after laser in situ keratomileusis

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 353-358

  Shaikh, Naazli M ^a   Wee, Curt E ^a   Kaufman, Stephen C ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; BEST SPECTACLE CORRECTED VISUAL ACUITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIPLOPIA; HAZE; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; IATROGENIC DISEASE; KERATOMILEUSIS; MYOPIA; MYOPIC ASTIGMATISM; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SCAR FORMATION; TISSUE FLAP; UNCORRECTED VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL GHOSTING;

EID: 22644439733     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20050701-09     Document Type: Article

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