Changing perspective of reasons for not performing laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis among candidates in a university eye clinic

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 20-24

  Xu, Kunyong ^a   Mckee, Hamish D ^b   Jhanji, Vishal ^c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cornea; Corneal thickness; Keratoconus; Laser assisted in situ keratomileusis; Myopia; Patient selection; Rejection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORNEA; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL FLAPS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; CHINA; CORNEA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAFT REJECTION; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; PATIENT SELECTION; REFRACTION, OCULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871938204     PISSN: 08164622     EISSN: 14440938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2012.00730.x     Document Type: Article

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