Laser in situ keratomileusis flap complications using mechanical microkeratome versus femtosecond laser: Retrospective comparison

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1925-1933

  Moshirfar, Majid ^a   Gardiner, Jeffrey P ^b   Schliesser, Joshua A ^a   Espandar, Ladan ^c   Feiz, Vahid ^d   Mifflin, Mark D ^a   Chang, Joann C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSE LAMELLAR KERATITIS; FEMALE; FEMTOSECOND LASER; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; KERATOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECHANICAL MICROKERATOME; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGED; CORNEAL STROMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; LASERS, EXCIMER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78049247083     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2010.05.027     Document Type: Article

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