Comparison of Visual Results Between Laser-Assisted Subepithelial Keratectomy and Epipolis Laser In Situ Keratomileusis to Correct Myopia and Myopic Astigmatism

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Teus, Miguel A ^a,b   de Benito Llopis, Laura ^a   García González, Montserrat ^a  

^a VISSUM Corporacion Oftalmologica   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; DEXAMETHASONE; EYE DROPS; KETOROLAC TROMETAMOL; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; EYE REFRACTION; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER EPITHELIAL KERATOMILEUSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOPIA; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 49749114849     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2008.05.022     Document Type: Article

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