Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 1 , Pages 28-31 , January 2008

Incidence of diffuse lamellar keratitis after laser in situ keratomileusis associated with the IntraLase 15 kHz femtosecond laser and Moria M2 microkeratome

,Accepted 6 August 2007.

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

PII: S0886-3350(07)01678-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.08.025

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 1 , Pages 28-31 , January 2008

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