Prediction of corneal haze using an ablation depth/corneal thickness ratio after laser epithelial keratomileusis

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 797-802

  Lin, Ning ^a   Yee, Steven B ^a   Mitra, Shrabanee ^a   Chuang, Alice Z ^a   Yee, Richard W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Hermann Eye Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA HAZE; CORNEA OPACITY; EXCIMER LASER; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; LASER EPITHELIAL KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; SLIT LAMP; THICKNESS; TISSUE FLAP; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 9144263291     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20041101-07     Document Type: Article

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