Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 2 , Pages 297-301 , February 2005

Standardized arcuate keratotomy for postkeratoplasty astigmatism

,Accepted 15 July 2004.

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 Presented in part at the annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA, May 2003.None of the authors has a financial interest in the treatment described.

PII: S0886-3350(04)00898-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2004.07.025

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 2 , Pages 297-301 , February 2005

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