Effect of expanding the treatment zone of the Nidek EC-5000 laser on laser in situ keratomileusis outcomes

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2336-2343

  Macsai, Marian S ^a,b   Stubbe, Karen ^a   Beck, Adam P ^a   Ravage, Zac B ^a  

^a Division of Ophthalmology   (United States)

^b Division of Ophthalmology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLARE; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIGHT VISION; NOMOGRAM; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFRACTIVE SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADULT; CORNEAL STROMA; GLARE; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; LASERS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUPIL; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 7044249264     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2004.05.015     Document Type: Article

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