Effect of punctal plugs in patients with low refractive errors considering refractive surgery

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 467-471

  Khalil, Monica B ^a   Latkany, Robert A ^a,b,c   Speaker, Mark G ^a   Yu, Guopei ^a  

^a NEW YORK EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Laser and Corneal Surgery Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRY EYE; EYE EXAMINATION; EYELID; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; LACRIMAL DUCT; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; REFRACTIVE SURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 34248561361     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20070501-08     Document Type: Article

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