Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 8 , Pages 1366-1370 , August 2007

Long-term stability of the posterior cornea after laser in situ keratomileusis

,Accepted 15 April 2007.

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 No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.Presented at the ASCRS Symposium on Cataract, IOL and Refractive Surgery, San Diego, California, USA, April–May 2007.

PII: S0886-3350(07)00734-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.04.016

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 8 , Pages 1366-1370 , August 2007

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