Results of a 1-year comparative study of zyoptix tissue-sparing and conventional planoscan LASIK treatments

Ophthalmologica

Volumn 223, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 202-206

  Kirwan, Caitriona ^a   O'Keefe, Michael ^a,b  

^a MATER PRIVATE HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Conventional; LASIK; Tissue sparing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLOPATHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUPIL; REFRACTION ERROR; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE SPARING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ADULT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; SOFTWARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59749095298     PISSN: 00303755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000201567     Document Type: Article

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