Comparative performance of the Zyoptix XP and Hansatome zero-compression microkeratomes

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1386-1391

  Pepose, Jay S ^a   Feigenbaum, Susan K ^a   Qazi, Mujtaba A ^a   Merchea, Mohinder ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KERATOMETRY; KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MYOPIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; CORNEAL STROMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MALE; MYOPIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 34547118597     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.04.014     Document Type: Article

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