Photorefractive keratectomy with mitomycin C versus LASIK in custom surgeries for myopia: A bilateral prospective randomized clinical trial

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 326-336

  Wallau, Anelise Dutra ^a   Campos, Mauro ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOMYCIN C;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; MYOPIA; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 42149103324     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081597x-20080401-03     Document Type: Article

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