Femtosecond laser vs mechanical microkeratome for hyperopic laser in situ keratomileusis

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 16-21.e2

  Gil Cazorla, Raquel ^a,b   Teus, Miguel A ^a,c   De Benito Llopis, Laura ^a   Mikropoulos, Dimitrios G ^d  

^a VISSUM Corporacion Oftalmologica   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^d ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE REFRACTION; FEMTOSECOND LASER; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; INTERVENTION STUDY; KERATOMILEUSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MECHANICAL MICROKERATOME; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPAIN; SPECTACLES; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 79959579202     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: 18791891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2011.01.009     Document Type: Article

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