Amadeus microkeratome: Experience with the first 2000 cases and lessons learned

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 356-359

  Chan, Colin C K ^a   Moshegov, Con N ^a  

^a ANZAC Research Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amadeus; Flap; Laser in situ keratomileusis; Microkeratome

Indexed keywords

CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA THICKNESS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; KERATOMILEUSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROKERATOMA; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SAFETY; SLIT LAMP; STUDENT T TEST; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE FLAP; WRINKLE; ARTICLE; CORNEA STROMA; ECHOGRAPHY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MYOPIA; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CORNEAL STROMA; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 26944443122     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2005.01028.x     Document Type: Review

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