The effect of flap thickness on the visual and refractive outcome of myopic laser in situ keratomileusis

Eye

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1290-1296

  Eleftheriadis, H ^a,b   Prandi, B ^a   Diaz Rato, A ^a   Morcillo, M ^a   Sabater, J B ^a  

^a Refractive surgery CLINICA BAVIERA GROUP Ophthalmology Service of Henares University Hospital Clínica Baviera Madrid   (Spain)

^b Department of Oncology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flap; LASIK; Myopia; Outcome; Thickness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE FLAP; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 31444433019     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6701775     Document Type: Article

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