Long-term results of laser in situ keratomileusis for high myopia: Risk for ectasia

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 583-590

  Condon, Patrick I ^a   O'Keefe, Michael ^a   Binder, Perry S ^a  

^a Refractive Surgery Department   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROSURGERY; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MYOPIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; STROMA; SURGEON;

ADULT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL STROMA; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLARE; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA, DEGENERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REFRACTION, OCULAR; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33947590463     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.12.015     Document Type: Article

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