Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 7 , Pages 1314-1319 , July 2005

Comparison of postoperative pain in patients following photorefractive keratectomy versus advanced surface ablation

,Accepted 15 November 2004.

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 Supported by the Codet-Aris Vision Institute, Tijuana, Mexico.No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

PII: S0886-3350(05)00059-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2004.11.046

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 7 , Pages 1314-1319 , July 2005

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