Confocal microscopy of disposable and nondisposable heads for the Moria M2 microkeratome

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 28-33

  Javaloy, Jaime ^a,b   Vidal, María T ^a   Ruiz Moreno, Jose M ^a   Alió, Jorge L ^a  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b Edificio VISSUM ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA OPACITY; CORNEA THICKNESS; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; MICROKERATOMA; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 31644437339     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20060101-08     Document Type: Article

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