Comparison of forward shift of posterior corneal surface after operation between LASIK and LASEK

Ophthalmologica

Volumn 220, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-42

  Kim, Hyojin ^a   Hyun, Jin Kim ^a   Joo, Choun Ki ^a,b  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Forward shift; Laser in situ keratomileusis; Laser assisted subepithelial keratectomy; Posterior corneal surface

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA STROMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER EPITHELIAL KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CORNEA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, SUBEPITHELIAL, LASER-ASSISTED; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MALE; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 29244433022     PISSN: 00303755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000089273     Document Type: Article

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