Contribution of the corneal epithelium to anterior corneal topography in patients having myopic photorefractive keratectomy

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1860-1865

  Gatinel, Damien ^a   Racine, Louis ^a   Hoang Xuan, Thanh ^a  

^a FONDATION OPHTALMOLOGIQUE ADOLPHE DE ROTHSCHILD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; DEVICE; EYE EXAMINATION; FRANCE; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; MYOPIA; PACHYMETRY; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTIVE SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; ASTIGMATISM; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; HUMANS; MYOPIA; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY;

EID: 35349017316     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.06.041     Document Type: Article

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