Corneal Aberrations and Visual Acuity After Laser In Situ Keratomileusis: Femtosecond Laser Versus Mechanical Microkeratome

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 149, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 785-793

  Calvo, Ramón ^a   McLaren, Jay W ^a   Hodge, David O ^a   Bourne, William M ^a   Patel, Sanjay V ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA INJURY; EYE EXAMINATION; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; MYOPIA; MYOPIC ASTIGMATISM; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUPIL; VISUAL ACUITY;

ABERROMETRY; ADULT; ASTIGMATISM; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; CORNEAL WAVEFRONT ABERRATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; LASERS, EXCIMER; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950866155     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2009.12.023     Document Type: Article

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