Influence of flap thickness on visual and refractive outcomes after laser in situ keratomileusis performed with a mechanical keratome

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 810-813

  Bansal, Alok S ^a   Doherty, Terrence ^a   Randleman, J Bradley ^a   Stulting, R Doyle ^a  

^a EMORY EYE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRECTED DISTANCE VISUAL ACUITY; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; FLAP THICKNESS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIFEST REFRACTION SPHERICAL EQUIVALENT; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; MICROKERATOMA; MYOPIA; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SCALPEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNCORRECTED DISTANCE VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS;

ADULT; AGED; CORNEAL STROMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; LASERS, EXCIMER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REFRACTION, OCULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951831380     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2009.12.025     Document Type: Article

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