Laser In Situ Keratomileusis Disrupts the Aberration Compensation Mechanism of the Human Eye

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Benito, Antonio ^a   Redondo, Manuel ^b   Artal, Pablo ^a  

^a LABORATORIO DE ÓPTICA   (Spain)

^b Clínica Ircovision   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CORNEA; EXCIMER LASER; EYE; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; IMAGING SYSTEM; KERATOMILEUSIS; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION;

EID: 59749089444     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2008.09.027     Document Type: Article

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