Intralase femtosecond laser vs mechanical microkeratomes in LASIK for myopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 15-24

  Chen, Shihao ^a   Feng, Yifan ^a   Stojanovic, Aleksandar ^b,c,d   Jankov II, Mirko R ^e   Wang, Qinmei ^a  

^a WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^c SynsLaser Kirurgi AS   (Norway)

^d LaserFocus ^*

^e LaserFocus   (Serbia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DIFFUSE LAMELLAR KERATITIS; EMBASE; EYE REFRACTION; FEMTOSECOND LASER; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KERATOMETRY; KERATOMILEUSIS; MECHANICAL MICROKERATOME; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MYOPIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VISUAL ACUITY;

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

EID: 84862908350     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: 19382391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081597X-20111228-02     Document Type: Article

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