Refractive surgical education: What's the best time, and what's the best place?

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 143-144

  Randleman, J Bradley ^a,b   Stulting, R Doyle ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDITORIAL; KERATOMILEUSIS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTIVE SURGERY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SAFETY; SIMULATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; OPHTHALMOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 29544433020     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2005.09.004     Document Type: Editorial

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