Thin flap laser in situ keratomileusis: Analysis of contrast sensitivity, visual, and refractive outcomes

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1357-1365

  Cobo Soriano, Rosario ^a,b   Calvo, Miguel A ^a   Beltrán, Jaime ^a   Llovet, Fernando L ^a   Baviera, Julio ^a  

^a Refractive surgery CLINICA BAVIERA GROUP Ophthalmology Service of Henares University Hospital Clínica Baviera Madrid   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCIMER LASER; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ACUITY; CORNEA STROMA; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CORNEAL STROMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; REFRACTION, OCULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 24944570935     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2004.12.058     Document Type: Article

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