Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 4 , Pages 557-561 , April 2008

Ocular cyclotorsion according to body position and flap creation before laser in situ keratomileusis

  • Hyojin Kim, PhD
    • ,
  • Choun-Ki Joo, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Choun-Ki Joo, MD, PhD, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital, Korea Eye Tissue and Gene Bank, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, #505 Banpo-dong, Seocho-ku, Seoul, 137-040, Republic of Korea.

,Accepted 11 November 2007.

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 Neither author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

PII: S0886-3350(08)00009-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.11.030

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 4 , Pages 557-561 , April 2008

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