The effect of preoperative keratometry on visual outcomes after moderate myopic LASIK

Clinical Ophthalmology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 459-464

  Christiansen, Steven M ^a   Neuffer, Marcus C ^a   Sikder, Shameema ^b   Semnani, Rodmehr T ^a   Moshirfar, Majid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cornea; Keratometry; LASIK; Refractive surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; KERATOMILEUSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84930473532     PISSN: 11775467     EISSN: 11775483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/OPTH.S28808     Document Type: Article

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