Flap quality in single versus multiple use of the same blade in the flapmaker microkeratome

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 258-264

  Módis Jr , László ^a   Langenbucher, Achim ^b   Behrens, Ashley ^b   Seitz, Berthold ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CORNEA; DEVICE; KERATECTOMY; MICROKERATOMA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; THICKNESS; TISSUE FLAP;

EID: 2442712641     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20040501-11     Document Type: Article

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