Enhancement outcomes after photorefractive keratectomy and laser in situ keratomileusis using topographically guided excimer laser photoablation

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2306-2312

  Spadea, Leopoldo ^a,b   Di Gregorio, Angela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLIFIER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCIMER LASER; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOPOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CELL COUNT; CORNEA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPEROPIA; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 32244443952     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2005.08.055     Document Type: Article

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