A prospective randomized clinical trial of laser in situ keratomileusis with two different lasers

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 173.e1-173.e13

  Twa, Michael D ^a   Lembach, Richard G ^a   Bullimore, Mark A ^a   Roberts, Cynthia ^a,b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MYOPIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 23744447035     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2005.03.036     Document Type: Article

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