Online optical coherence pachymetry as a safety measure for laser in situ keratomileusis treatment in 1859 cases

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1273-1279

  Neuhann, Irmingard M ^a   Lege, Barbara A M ^a   Bauer, Markus ^a   Hassel, Joerg M ^a   Hilger, Anton ^a   Neuhann, Thomas F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXCIMER LASER; GERMANY; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CORNEA; CORNEAL STROMA; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; LASERS, EXCIMER; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; MYOPIA; SURGICAL FLAPS; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE;

EID: 47649127278     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.04.015     Document Type: Article

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