Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 1 , Pages 21-29 , January 2005

Corneal power, thickness, and stiffness: Results of a prospective randomized controlled trial of PRK and LASIK for myopia

,Accepted 15 September 2004.

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 Supported by the Danish Medical Research Council, Århus University Research Foundation, Institute for Experimental Clinical Research, Århus University, and the Danish Association for Prevention of Blindness.None of the authors has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

PII: S0886-3350(04)01041-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2004.09.043

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 1 , Pages 21-29 , January 2005

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