Corneal flap thickness in laser in situ keratomileusis using the Moria M2 microkeratome

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1902-1908

  Muallem, Marcus S ^a   Yoo, Sonia Y ^a   Romano, Andre C ^a   Schiffman, Joyce C ^a   Culbertson, William W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA SURGERY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; KERATOMETRY; KERATOMILEUSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MICROKERATOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TISSUE FLAP;

EID: 4444285042     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2004.01.017     Document Type: Article

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