One year follow-up of contrast sensitivity following conventional laser in situ keratomileusis and laser epithelial keratomileusis

Acta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 81-85

  Townley, Deirdre ^a   Kirwan, Caitriona ^a   O'Keefe, Michael ^a,b  

^a MATER PRIVATE HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

contrast; LASEK; LASIK; photopic; scotopic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER EPITHELIAL KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; MYOPIA; NIGHT VISION; PHOTOPIC VISION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THERAPY EFFECT; VISUAL ACUITY;

ABERROMETRY; ADULT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CORNEAL STROMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, SUBEPITHELIAL, LASER-ASSISTED; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; LASERS, EXCIMER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856534737     PISSN: 1755375X     EISSN: 17553768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2009.01822.x     Document Type: Article

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