Analysis of optimized profiles for 'aberration-free' refractive surgery

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 535-548

  Arba Mosquera, Samuel ^a,b   De Ortueta, Diego ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b SCHWIND eye tech solutions   (Germany)

^c Augenzentrum Recklinghausen   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aberration free profile; Cartesian oval; Corneal asphericity; Pachymetry; Refractive surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CORNEA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; KERATOMILEUSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; OPTICS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTIVE SURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIMULATION; THEORETICAL MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CORNEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; REFRACTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68849125941     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: 14751313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2009.00670.x     Document Type: Article

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