Topographic centration of ablation after LASIK for myopia using the CustomVue VISX S4 excimer laser

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 193-197

  Ou, Judy I ^a   Manche, Edward E ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ASTIGMATISM; BEST SPECTACLE CORRECTED VISUAL ACUITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; EVALUATION; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; MYOPIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION INDEX; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SAFETY; SPECTACLES; TOPOGRAPHIC ABLATION CENTRATION; TOPOGRAPHY; UNCORRECTED VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33847109865     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20070201-12     Document Type: Review

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