Flap thickness reproducibility in laser in situ keratomileusis with a femtosecond laser: Optical coherence tomography measurement

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 132-136

  Kim, Jin Hyoung ^a   Lee, Doh ^a   Rhee, Kang Il ^a  

^a Inje University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA THICKNESS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER; MALE; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND PACHYMETRY;

ADULT; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CORNEA; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ACOUSTIC; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURGICAL FLAPS; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE;

EID: 37349017980     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.08.036     Document Type: Article

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