Changes in quality of life after laser in situ keratomileusis for myopia

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1537-1543

  Garamendi, Estibaliz ^a   Pesudovs, Konrad ^b   Elliott, David B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MYOPIA; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFRACTIVE SURGERY; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION PROCESS; WELLBEING;

ADULT; CORNEAL STROMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MALE; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 23944511953     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2004.12.059     Document Type: Article

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