Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 4 , Pages 577-583 , April 2006

Visual experience and patient satisfaction with wavefront-guided laser in situ keratomileusis

  • Kuang-mon Ashley Tuan, OD, PhD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Kuang-mon Ashley Tuan, OD, PhD, Visx, Inc., 3400 Central Expressway, Santa Clara, CA 95051.

,Accepted 11 February 2005.

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 Dr. Tuan is an employee of Visx, Inc., but has no financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.Carol F.H. Harner, PhD, helped with the study throughout; the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Baylor Vision, Baylor College of Medicine, ColemanVision, Kraff Eye Institute, Maloney Vision Institute, Wilmer Eye Institute, and the VISX Clinical Studies Department helped make the study possible; and Carolyn Hunt assisted with preparing the manuscript.

PII: S0886-3350(06)00005-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.01.002

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 4 , Pages 577-583 , April 2006

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