Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 6 , Pages 971-977 , June 2007

One-year results of photorefractive keratectomy and laser in situ keratomileusis for myopia using a 213 nm wavelength solid-state laser

,Accepted 27 February 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.02.033

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 6 , Pages 971-977 , June 2007

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