Effect of preoperative keratometric power on intraoprerative complications in LASIK in 34,099 eyes

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 592-597

  Albelda Vallés, J Carlos ^a   Martin Reyes, Clara ^b   Ramos, Francisco ^a   Beltran, Jaime ^a   Llovet, Fernando ^a   Baviera, Julio ^a  

^a Refractive surgery CLINICA BAVIERA GROUP Ophthalmology Service of Henares University Hospital Clínica Baviera Madrid   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CORNEA CURVATURE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA INJURY; EPITHELIAL ABRASION; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; FLAP BUTTONHOLE; FREE CAP; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; INCOMPLETE FLAP; KERATOMETRY; KERATOMILEUSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL RISK; THIN FLAP; TISSUE FLAP;

EID: 34250641427     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20070601-10     Document Type: Article

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