Flap-induced and laser-induced ocular aberrations in a two-step LASIK procedure

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 346-352

  Waheed, Samra ^a   Chalita, Maria Regina ^a,b   Xu, Meng ^a   Krueger, Ronald R ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; FEMALE; FLAP INDUCED OCULAR ABERRATION; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; IATROGENIC DISEASE; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER INDUCED OCULAR ABERRATION; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MICROKERATOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; TISSUE FLAP; WAVEFRONT ANALYSIS;

EID: 22644443342     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20050701-08     Document Type: Article

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