A clinical and confocal microscopic comparison of transepithelial PRK and LASEK for myopia

Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Korkmaz, Safak ^a   Bilgihan, Kamil ^b   Sul, Sabahattin ^c   Hondur, Ahmet ^b  

^a Duzce State Hospital   (Turkey)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^c Department of Ophthalmology Yata an State Hospital   (Turkey)

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EID: 84904672802     PISSN: 2090004X     EISSN: 20900058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/784185     Document Type: Article

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