Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 8 , Pages 1288-1291 , August 2006

Customized transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy for iatrogenic ametropia after penetrating or deep lamellar keratoplasty

,Accepted 13 March 2006.

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

PII: S0886-3350(06)00522-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.03.032

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 8 , Pages 1288-1291 , August 2006