Corneal refractive surgery: Past to present

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 386-398

  Mcalinden, Colm ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epi laser in situ keratomileusis; Epikeratophakia; Intrastromal corneal ring segments; Keratomileusis; Keratophakia; Laser in situ keratomileusis; Laser subepithelial keratomileusis; Photorefractive keratectomy; Radial keratotomy

Indexed keywords

CORNEA; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; EXCIMER LASER; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER EPITHELIAL KERATOMILEUSIS; METHODOLOGY; RADIAL KERATOTOMY; REFRACTIVE SURGERY; REVIEW;

CORNEA; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, SUBEPITHELIAL, LASER-ASSISTED; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; KERATOTOMY, RADIAL; LASERS, EXCIMER; REFRACTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 84863883316     PISSN: 08164622     EISSN: 14440938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2012.00761.x     Document Type: Review

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