Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 7 , Pages 1190-1194 , July 2007

Effect of hinge position on corneal sensation and dry eye after laser in situ keratomileusis using a femtosecond laser

,Accepted 17 March 2007.

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 No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.Presented in part at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Chicago, Illinois, USA, October 2005, and ASCRS Symposium on Cataract, IOL and Refractive Surgery, Washington, DC, USA, April 2005.

PII: S0886-3350(07)00619-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.03.031

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 7 , Pages 1190-1194 , July 2007

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