Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 3 , Pages 398-406 , March 2008

Corneal aberrations and objective visual quality after hyperopic laser in situ keratomileusis using the Esiris excimer laser

,Accepted 29 September 2007.

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

PII: S0886-3350(07)01988-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.09.045

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 3 , Pages 398-406 , March 2008

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