Femtosecond laser technology in corneal refractive surgery: A review

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 912-920

  Kymionis, George D ^a   Kankariya, Vardhaman P ^a   Plaka, Argyro D ^a   Reinstein, Dan Z ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b LONDON VISION CLINIC   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTIGMATIC KERATOTOMY; CORNEA SURGERY; CORNEAL REFRACTIVE SURGERY; FEMTOSECOND LASER; HUMAN; INTRACORNEAL RING SEGMENT IMPLANTATION; INTRASTROMAL KERATOMILEUSIS; KERATOMILEUSIS; KERATOTOMY; PRESBYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL SURGERY, LASER; HUMANS; LASERS, EXCIMER; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 84871263878     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: 19382391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081597X-20121116-01     Document Type: Review

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