Wavefront optimized versus custom-Q treatments in surface ablation for myopic astigmatism with the WaveLight ALLEGRETTO laser

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 779-789

  Stojanovic, Aleksandar ^a,e   Wang, Ling ^b   Jankov, Mirko R ^c   Nitter, Tore A ^d   Wang, Qinmei ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^b WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Milos Klinika   (Serbia)

^d Øyelegesenteret i Tromsø   (Norway)

^e NONE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 54149083576     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081597x-20081001-03     Document Type: Article

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