Thin head and single use microkeratomes reduce epithelial defects during LASIK

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 482-485

  Khachikian, Stephen S ^a,c   Morason, R Todd ^b   Belin, Michael W ^b   Mishra, Gautam ^b  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Cornea Consultants ^*  (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYZER; CHI SQUARE TEST; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA EPITHELIUM DEFECT; CORNEA THICKNESS; DATA ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; KERATOMILEUSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROKERATOMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PACHYMETRY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCHIRMER TEST; STUDENT T TEST; ULTRASOUND; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

EID: 33646691764     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20060501-10     Document Type: Review

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