Laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy versus epipolis laser in situ keratomileusis for myopia: A meta-analysis of clinical outcomes

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 323-333

  Wen, Daizong ^a   Huang, Jinhai ^b,c   Li, Xuexi ^a   Savini, Giacomo ^d   Feng, Yifan ^b   Lin, Qiaoya ^a   Wang, Qinmei ^b,c  

^a No 180 Hospital of Chinese PLA   (China)

^b WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

^d IRCCS FONDAZIONE BIETTI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epi LASIK; LASEK; Meta analysis; Myopia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CORNEA; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEAL HAZE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FANTES CLASSIFICATION; HEALING; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER EPITHELIAL KERATOMILEUSIS; META ANALYSIS; MYOPIA; NOCICEPTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; SPECTACLES; TIME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EPI-LASIK; LASEK; META-ANALYSIS; MYOPIA;

CORNEA; CORNEAL OPACITY; EYE PAIN; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, SUBEPITHELIAL, LASER-ASSISTED; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; LASERS, EXCIMER; MYOPIA; REFRACTION, OCULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84901664153     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ceo.12205     Document Type: Article

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