Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 3 , Pages 411-416 , March 2008

Long-term outcomes of photorefractive keratectomy and laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy in children

,Accepted 30 October 2007.

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PII: S0886-3350(07)02039-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.10.027

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 3 , Pages 411-416 , March 2008

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