Can we utilize photorefractive keratectomy to improve visual acuity in adult amblyopic eyes?

Ophthalmology

Volumn 112, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1684-1691

  Lanza, M ^a   Rosa, N ^a,b   Capasso, L ^a   Iaccarino, G ^a   Rossi, S ^a   Romano, A ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; LIGHT REFRACTION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AMBLYOPIA; CORNEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFRACTION, OCULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 25844439407     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2005.05.018     Document Type: Article

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