Corneal biomechanical measurements before and after laser in situ keratomileusis

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1886-1891

  Chen, Michael C ^a   Lee, Nancy ^a   Bourla, Nirit ^a   Hamilton, D Rex ^a  

^a JULES STEIN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA THICKNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERESIS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; KERATOMILEUSIS; MEDICAL RECORD; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CORNEA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; LASERS, EXCIMER; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; REFRACTION, OCULAR; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 55849111550     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.06.035     Document Type: Article

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