Excimer laser refractive surgery versus phakic intraocular lenses for the correction of moderate to high myopia

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Barsam, Allon ^a   Allan, Bruce D S ^a  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXCIMER LASER; EXCIMER LASER REFRACTIVE SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LASER SURGERY; MYOPIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHAKIC INTRAOCULAR LENS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REFRACTIVE SURGERY; REVIEW; THERMOCOAGULATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 70349156879     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007679     Document Type: Review

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