Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 11 , Pages 1866-1870 , November 2007

Endothelial cell density after photorefractive keratectomy for moderate myopia using a 213 nm solid-state laser system

,Accepted 11 June 2007.

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

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doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.06.042

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 11 , Pages 1866-1870 , November 2007

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