Corneal morphological changes after myopic excimer laser refractive surgery

Cornea

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 130-135

  Rosa, Nicola ^a   Borrelli, Maria ^a   De Bernardo, Maddalena ^a   Lanza, Michele ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

central corneal thickness; cornea volume; photorefractive keratectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CORNEA; CORNEA THICKNESS; CORNEA VOLUME; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; REFRACTIVE SURGERY; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS;

ADULT; CORNEA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; PHOTOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFRACTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651354276     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3181f237a1     Document Type: Article

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