Refractive surgery and protective eyewear in the military

Ophthalmology

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 855-856

  Madigan, William P ^a   Bower, Kraig S ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYCARBONATE;

AIR FORCE; ARMY; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; EDITORIAL; EXCIMER LASER; EYE PROTECTION; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; MYOPIA; NAVY; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL KERATOTOMY; REFRACTION ERROR; REFRACTIVE SURGERY; SAFETY; SPECTACLES; VISUAL ACUITY; WAR;

CONTACT LENSES; EYE INJURIES; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICES; EYEGLASSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2342476644     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2004.01.004     Document Type: Editorial

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