Femtosecond laser versus mechanical microkeratome laser in situ keratomileusis for myopia: Metaanalysis of randomized controlled trials

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2151-2159

  Zhang, Zhi Hua ^a   Jin, Hui Yi ^a   Suo, Yan ^a   Patel, Sanjay V ^b   Montés Micó, Robert ^d   Manche, Edward E ^c   Xu, Xun ^a  

^a SHANGHAI FIRST PEOPLE S HOSPITAL   (China)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEAL ABERRATION; EMBASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMTOSECOND LASER; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER; MECHANICAL MICROKERATOME LASER; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MYOPIA; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL WAVEFRONT ABERRATION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; LASERS, EXCIMER; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REFRACTION, OCULAR; REGISTRIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81855227070     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: 18734502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2011.05.043     Document Type: Article

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