Reproducibility of flap thickness with intraLase FS and Moria LSK-1 and M2 microkeratomes

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 556-561

  Talamo, Jonathan H ^a,c   Meltzer, Jeremy ^b   Gardner, John ^a  

^a Laser Eye Consultants of Boston   (United States)

^b Medical Eye Care Services   (United States)

^c Talamo Laser Eye Consultants   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CORNEA; CORNEA THICKNESS; DEVICE; HUMAN; LASER; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPILLOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SLIT LAMP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THICKNESS; TONOMETRY; TOPOGRAPHY; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33745216937     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20060601-07     Document Type: Article

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