Confocal microscopy of corneal flap microfolds after LASIK

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 155-158

  Ramírez, Manuel ^a,b   Hernández Quintela, Everardo ^a   Sánchez Huerta, Valeria ^a   Naranjo Tackman, Ramón ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b HOSPITAL DR LUIS SÁNCHEZ BULNES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOWMAN MEMBRANE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORNEA; CORNEA THICKNESS; DEVICE; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33644501106     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20060201-13     Document Type: Article

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