Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 7 , Pages 1177-1182 , July 2007

Central corneal thickness measurements using Orbscan II, Visante, ultrasound, and Pentacam pachymetry after laser in situ keratomileusis for myopia

,Accepted 12 March 2007.

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 No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.Supported in part by the Action for Vision Eye Foundation, Hong Kong, China.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.03.028

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 7 , Pages 1177-1182 , July 2007

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