Femtosecond laser in laser in situ keratomileusis

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1024-1032

  Salomão, Marcella Q ^a   Wilson, Steven E ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEAL ECTASIA; DIFFUSE LAMELLAR KERATITIS; DRY EYE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMTOSECOND LASER; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER; MICROKERATOMA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; SAFETY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND HEALING;

BIOMECHANICS; CORNEA; CORNEAL STROMA; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; LASERS, EXCIMER; SURGICAL FLAPS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 77952378580     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2010.03.025     Document Type: Article

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