Long-term results of superficial laser in situ keratomileusis after ultrathin flap creation

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1276-1280

  Kymionis, George D ^a   Tsiklis, Nikolaos ^a   Pallikaris, Aristofanis I ^a   Diakonis, Vassilios ^a   Hatzithanasis, George ^a   Kavroulaki, Dimitra ^a   Jankov, Mirko ^a   Pallikaris, Ioannis G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORNEA CELL; EYE; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; MYOPIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAFETY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ULTRASOUND; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CORNEAL STROMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFRACTION, OCULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33746081665     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.02.054     Document Type: Article

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