Biomechanical Effects of Femtosecond and Microkeratome-based Flap Creation: Prospective Contralateral Examination of Two Patients

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 800-807

  Krueger, Ronald R ^a,b   Dupps Jr , William J ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KERATOMETRY; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; TISSUE FLAP; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 35348977156     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20071001-10     Document Type: Article

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