Visual outcome and contrast sensitivity after photorefractive keratectomy in low to moderate myopia: Wavefront-optimized versus conventional methods

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1858-1864

  Nassiri, Nader ^a,e,f   Safi, Sare ^c   Aghazade Amiri, Mohammad ^a   Sheibani, Kourosh ^b   Safi, Hamid ^d   Panahi, Nekoo ^d   Nassiri, Nariman ^b,e  

^a Department of Ophthalmology ^*  (United States)

^b Clinical Research and Development Center   (United States)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^e Vanak Eye Surgery Center   (Iran)

^f JULES STEIN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MYOPIA; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; WAVEFRONT TECHNOLOGY;

ABERROMETRY; ADULT; ASTIGMATISM; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS, EXCIMER; MALE; MYOPIA; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053020967     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: 18734502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2011.05.023     Document Type: Article

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