Incidence of complications during flap creation in LASIK using the NIDEK MK-2000 microkeratome in 26,600 cases

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2005, Pages

  Carrillo, Carlos ^a,d   Chayet, Arturo S ^b   Dougherty, Paul J ^c   Montes, Miguel ^b   Magallanes, Roberto ^a   Najman, Jacobo ^b   Fleitman, Jacobo ^b   Morales, Alfredo ^a  

^a Codet Aris Vision Insitute ^*  (Mexico)

^b Departamento de Cirugía Refractiva y Segmento Anterior   (Mexico)

^c Dougherty Laser Vision   (United States)

^d NONE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; EXCIMER LASER; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 25144461492     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20050902-20     Document Type: Conference Paper

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