Corneal architecture of femtosecond laser and microkeratome flaps imaged by anterior segment optical coherence tomography

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 35-41

  von Jagow, Burkhard ^a   Kohnen, Thomas ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KERATOMETRY; KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MYOPIA; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CORNEAL STROMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; LASERS, EXCIMER; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MALE; MYOPIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURGICAL FLAPS; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE;

EID: 57749175102     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.09.013     Document Type: Article

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