Epi-LASIK versus epi-LASEK

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Camellin, Massimo ^a,c   Wyler, Daniel ^b  

^a SEKAL Rovigo Microsurgery   (Italy)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER EPITHELIAL KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; MYOPIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARAMETER; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFRACTION ERROR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38349150376     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081597x-20080101-11     Document Type: Conference Paper

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