Correlation of visual outcome and patient satisfaction with preoperative keratometry after hyperopic laser in situ keratomileusis

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1083-1088

  Williams, Lloyd B ^a   Dave, Sonal B ^a   Moshirfar, Majid ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; KERATOMETRY; KERATOMILEUSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTACLES; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CORNEA; HUMANS; HYPEROPIA; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; LASERS, EXCIMER; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 45749086879     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.03.018     Document Type: Article

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