The impact of photorefractive excimer laser keratectomy (PRK) and laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) on visual quality and life in patients with ametropias;O impacto da cirurgia de ceratectomia fotorrefrativa (PRK) e ceratomileuse assistida por excimer laser in situ (LASIK) na qualidade visual e de vida em pacientes com ametropias

Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 83-89

  Belfort, Ricardo ^a   Campos, Mauro ^a   Hoexter, Marcelo Queiroz ^a   Belfort, Rubens ^a   de Jesus Mari, Jair ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Keratectomy, photorefractive, excimer laser; Keratomileusis, laser in situ; Myopia surgery; Quality of life; Questionnaires; Refractive errors surgery; Stress, psychological

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFRACTION ERROR; VALIDATION STUDY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; LASERS, EXCIMER; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 58849108292     PISSN: 00042749     EISSN: 16782925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27492008000100018     Document Type: Article

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