Long-term comparison of corneal aberration changes after laser in situ keratomileusis: Mechanical microkeratome versus femtosecond laser flap creation

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1934-1944

  Muñoz, Gonzalo ^a   Albarrán Diego, César ^a   Ferrer Blasco, Teresa ^a   García Lázaro, Santiago ^a   Cerviño Expósito, Alejandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA INJURY; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; FEMTOSECOND LASER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; MECHANICAL MICROKERATOME; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFRACTION INDEX; SPAIN; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; CORNEAL WAVEFRONT ABERRATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFRACTION, OCULAR; SURGICAL FLAPS; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78049300059     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2010.06.062     Document Type: Article

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