Femtosecond laser in-situ keratomileusis flap configurations

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 245-250

  Vaddavalli, Pravin K ^a   Yoo, Sonia H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

corneal flap; femtosecond laser; flap morphology; laser in situ keratomileusis; side cut; thin flap laser in situ keratomileusis

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BOWMAN MEMBRANE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA STROMA; FEMTOSECOND LASER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KERATOMILEUSIS; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; TECHNOLOGY; TISSUE FLAP; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CORNEAL STROMA; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; LASERS, EXCIMER; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 79959253427     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: 15317021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e3283479ebd     Document Type: Article

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