Probability model of the inaccuracy of residual stromal thickness prediction to reduce the risk of ectasia after LASIK part I: Quantifying individual risk

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 851-860

  Reinstein, Dan Z ^a,b,c,d,e   Srivannaboon, Sabong ^b,e,f   Archer, Timothy J ^a   Silverman, Ronald H ^c   Sutton, Hugo ^b   Coleman, D Jackson ^c  

^a LONDON VISION CLINIC   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e CENTRE HOSPITALIER NATIONAL D OPHTALMOLOGIE DES QUINZE VINGTS   (France)

^f MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; ECTASIA; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER SURGERY; MICROKERATOMA; PACHOMETRY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RISK REDUCTION; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 33751118002     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20061101-04     Document Type: Article

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