Thin-flap laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 325-329

  Slade, Steven G ^a  

^a Slade and Baker Vision Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Customized corneal flaps; Femtosecond; Sub Bowmans keratomileusis; Thin flap LASIK

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ARTIFICIAL TEAR; MITOMYCIN C; PROXYMETACAINE; STEROID; TETRACAINE;

ASTIGMATISM; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA SENSIBILITY; CORNEAL ECTASIA; CORNEAL FLAP; EXCIMER LASER; FEMTOSECOND LASER; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER; MECHANICAL MICROKERATOME; MUSCLE FLAP; MYOPIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SUB BOWMAN KERATOMILEUSIS; SURGEON; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THIN FLAP LASER IN SITU KERATOMILEUSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; CORNEA STROMA; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; METHODOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY;

CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MYOPIA; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 49849095632     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e328302cc77     Document Type: Review

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