Thresholds for Interface Haze Formation After Thin-Flap Femtosecond Laser In Situ Keratomileusis for Myopia

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 147, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Rocha, Karolinne Maia ^a,b   Kagan, Roman ^a,c   Smith, Scott D ^a   Krueger, Ronald R ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA THICKNESS; DRY EYE; EYE REFRACTION; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; LIGHT SCATTERING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MYOPIA; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 67349130192     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2009.01.010     Document Type: Article

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