Customized ablation algorithm for the treatment of steep central islands after refractive laser surgery

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 717-721

  Hafezi, Farhad ^a   Jankov, Mirko ^a   Mrochen, Michael ^a   Wüllner, Christian ^a   Seiler, Theo ^a  

^a Institute for Refractive and Ophthalmic Surgery IROC   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORNEA; CORNEA DISEASE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTIVE SURGERY; STEEP CENTRAL ISLAND; TOPOGRAPHY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ALGORITHMS; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; REOPERATION; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33744901129     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.02.008     Document Type: Article

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