Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 11 , Pages 1855-1859 , November 2007

Laser in situ keratomileusis in patients with a history of ocular herpes

,Accepted 7 July 2007.

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

 Presented at the XXIV Congress of the European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons, London, United Kingdom, September 2006.

 Arantxa Gual provided technical assistance.

PII: S0886-3350(07)01372-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.07.014

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 11 , Pages 1855-1859 , November 2007

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