Flap thickness accuracy: Comparison of 6 microkeratome models

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 964-977

  Solomon, Kerry D ^a   Donnenfeld, Eric ^c,d,e   Sandoval, Helga P ^a   Al Sarraf, Oday ^a   Kasper, Terrance J ^a   Holzer, Mike P ^a   Slate, Elizabeth H ^b   Vroman, David T ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c NASSAU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d EAR AND THROAT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e OPHTHALMIC CONSULTANTS OF LONG ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEVICE; EPITHELIUM; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; KERATOMETRY; KERATOMILEUSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THICKNESS; TISSUE FLAP; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CORNEAL STROMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 2342491495     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2004.01.023     Document Type: Article

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