Laser in situ keratomileusis for spherical hyperopia and hyperopic astigmatism using the NIDEK EC-5000 excimer laser

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 123-136

  Waring III, George O ^a   Fant, Barbara ^b   Stevens, Gary ⁱ   Phillips, Stephen ^c   Fischer, Jeffrey ^d   Tanchel, Nancy ^e   Schanzer, Cathleen ^f   Narvaez, Julio ^g   Chayet, Arturo ^h  

^a InView   (United States)

^b Clinical Research Consultants Inc ^*  (United States)

^c Sound Eye and Laser   (United States)

^d Fischer Laser Eye Center   (United States)

^e Liberty Laser Eye Center   (United States)

^f Southern Eye Associates   (United States)

^g LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h Departamento de Cirugía Refractiva y Segmento Anterior   (Mexico)

ⁱ NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRIVING ABILITY; DRY EYE; EXCIMER LASER; EYE PAIN; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; GLARE; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; HYPEROPIC ASTIGMATISM; KERATOMILEUSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; UNITED STATES; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 39149131051     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081597x-20080201-02     Document Type: Article

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