Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 8 , Page 1480 , August 2005

Is LASEK really possible in the rabbit eye?

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PII: S0886-3350(05)00666-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2005.08.018

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 8 , Page 1480 , August 2005