Changes in the posterior cornea after laser in situ keratomileusis and photorefractive keratectomy

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1426-1431

  Ciolino, Joseph B ^a   Belin, Michael W ^a  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CORNEA; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; KERATOMILEUSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; REFERENCE VALUE; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT T TEST; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THICKNESS; TOPOGRAPHY;

CORNEA; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33747364036     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.03.037     Document Type: Article

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