Confocal microscopy comparison of IntraLase femtosecond laser and Moria M2 microkeratome in LASIK

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 178-187

  Javaloy, Jaime ^a,c   Vidal, María T ^a   Abdelrahman, Ayman M ^a,b   Artola, Alberto ^a   Alió, Jorge L ^a  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c Edificio VISSUM ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; DEVICE; FEMTOSECOND LASER; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; MECHANICAL MICROKERATOME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFRACTION INDEX; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33847134017     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20070201-10     Document Type: Article

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