A comparison of wavefront-optimized and wavefront-guided ablations

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 247-250

  Myrowitz, Elliott H ^a   Chuck, Roy S ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Corneal eccentricity; Laser assisted in situ keratomileusis; PRK; Spherical aberration; Wavefront guided; Wavefront optimized

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCIMER LASER; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER SURGERY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER; WAVEFRONT GUIDED LASER IN SITU KERATOMILEUSIS; WAVEFRONT OPTIMIZED LASER IN SITU KERATOMIEUSIS;

HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; LASERS, EXCIMER; OPTICS AND PHOTONICS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 67651050053     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e32832a2336     Document Type: Review

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