Learning curve of laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy. Influence on visual and refractive results

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1381-1385

  Teus, Miguel A ^a   de Benito Llopis, Laura ^a   Sánchez Pina, Jose M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; DEXAMETHASONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE REFRACTION; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER EPITHELIAL KERATOMILEUSIS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MYOPIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; SPECTACLES; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CORNEA; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, SUBEPITHELIAL, LASER-ASSISTED; MALE; MYOPIA; NOMOGRAMS; REFRACTION, OCULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 34447648527     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.04.028     Document Type: Article

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