Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 11 , Pages 2133-2136 , November 2005

Shallow ablations in phototherapeutic keratectomy: Long-term follow-up

  • Amy M.M. Chow, MRCSEd

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Amy M.M. Chow, MRCSEd, Department of Ophthalmology, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tuen Mun, New Territory, Hong Kong, China.
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  • Evan P.F. Yiu, FRCS
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  • M.K. Hui, FRCS
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  • C.K. Ho, FRCS, FRCOphth

,Accepted 28 March 2005.

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 No author has any financial or proprietary interest in material or method mentioned.

PII: S0886-3350(05)00683-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2005.03.079

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 11 , Pages 2133-2136 , November 2005

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