One-year clinical results of photorefractive keratectomy with a solid-state laser for refractive surgery

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 611-613

  Roszkowska, Anna M ^a   De Grazia, Letteria ^a   Ferreri, Paolo ^a   Ferreri, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; EXCIMER LASER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; SOLID STATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33745224346     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20060601-15     Document Type: Article

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