Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 12 , Pages 2028-2034 , December 2007

Laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy for anisometropic amblyopia in children: Outcomes at 1 year

,Accepted 12 July 2007.

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

PII: S0886-3350(07)01538-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.07.024

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 12 , Pages 2028-2034 , December 2007

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