Photorefractive keratectomy and LASIK for the correction of hyperopia: 2-Year follow-up

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 131-136

  Spadea, Leopoldo ^a,b   Sabetti, Lelio ^a   D'Alessandri, Laura ^a   Balestrazzi, Emilio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; KERATOMILEUSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33644521263     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20060201-09     Document Type: Article

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