Corneal density with the Pentacam after photorefractive keratectomy

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 269-277

  Takacs, Agnes I ^a   Mihaltz, Kata ^a   Nagy, Zoltan Z ^a  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA DENSITY; DENSITOMETRY; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; MALE; MYOPIA; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CELL COUNT; CORNEA; CORNEAL OPACITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPEROPIA; LASERS, EXCIMER; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; VISION DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79954458024     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: 19382391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081597X-20100618-02     Document Type: Article

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