Corneal ectasia after hyperopic LASIK

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 98-102

  Randleman, J Bradley ^a,b   Banning, Christopher S ^a   Stulting, R Doyle ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA ECTASIA; CORNEA THICKNESS; EYE REFRACTION; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; KERATOMETRY; KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33846328357     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20070101-17     Document Type: Article

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