Photorefractive keratectomy for pediatric anisometropia: Safety and impact on refractive error, visual acuity, and stereopsis

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 70-78

  Paysse, Evelyn A ^a   Hamill, M Bowes ^a   Hussein, Mohamed A W ^a   Koch, Douglas D ^a  

^a TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOPIA; ANISOMETROPIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; NOMOGRAM; OCCLUSION THERAPY; PEDIATRICS; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REFRACTION ERROR; SAFETY; SPECTACLES; STANDARD; STEREOSCOPIC VISION; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

AMBLYOPIA; ANISOMETROPIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPEROPIA; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; MALE; MYOPIA; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 3042710095     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2004.01.044     Document Type: Article

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