LASIK for hyperopia with the wavelight excimer laser

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 43-47

  Kanellopoulos, A John ^a,b,c,d   Conway, Joseph ^a,b   Pe, Lawrence H ^a,b,c  

^a EAR AND THROAT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c LaxerVixiongr Institute   (Greece)

^d Laservisiongr Institute   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; EXCIMER LASER; EYE REFRACTION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; KERATOMILEUSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; SPECTACLES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 31644432467     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20060101-10     Document Type: Article

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