Absence of keratectasia after LASIK in eyes with preoperative central corneal thickness of 450 to 500 microns

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 782-788

  Caster, Andrew I ^a,c   Friess, David W ^b,c   Potvin, Richard J ^b,c  

^a Caster Eye Center   (United States)

^b Alcon Laboratories Inc   (United States)

^c ALCON RESEARCH LTD   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORNEA DISEASE; EYE REFRACTION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATECTASIA; KERATOMILEUSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; THICKNESS;

EID: 35349023168     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20071001-07     Document Type: Article

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