Measurement of corneal curvature change after mechanical laser in situ keratomileusis flap creation and femtosecond laser flap creation

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 238-242

  Ortiz, Dolores ^a   Alió, Jorge L ^a   Piñero, David ^a  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CURVATURE; CORNEA STROMA; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXCIMER LASER; EYE REFRACTION; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; MEASUREMENT; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ASTIGMATISM; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CORNEA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; LASERS, EXCIMER; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 38649140653     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.09.023     Document Type: Article

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