Long-term outcomes of photorefractive keratectomy and laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy in children

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 411-416

  Astle, William F ^a   Fawcett, Sherry L ^a   Huang, Peter T ^a   Alewenah, Ola ^a   Ingram, April ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE REFRACTION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER EPITHELIAL KERATOMILEUSIS; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFRACTION ERROR; VISUAL ACUITY; BINOCULAR VISION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MYOPIA; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; KERATECTOMY, SUBEPITHELIAL, LASER-ASSISTED; LASERS, EXCIMER; MALE; MYOPIA; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION, BINOCULAR; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 41949135669     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.10.027     Document Type: Article

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