Retreatment of residual refractive errors with flap lift laser in situ keratomileusis

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 5-11

  McAlinden, Colm ^a   Moore, Jonathan E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enhancement; Flap lift; Laser in situ keratomileusis; Refractive surgery; Retreatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRY EYE; EPITHELIUM; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFRACTION ERROR; RETREATMENT; TISSUE FLAP; TISSUE GROWTH; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL STROMA; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPEROPIA; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; LASERS, EXCIMER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFRACTION, OCULAR; REOPERATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650694726     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/EJO.2010.391     Document Type: Article

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