Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 4 , Pages 544-550 , April 2008

Control-matched analysis of laser in situ keratomileusis outcomes in high myopia

  • Takashi Kojima, MD
    • ,
  • Joelle A. Hallak, BSc
    • ,
  • Dimitri T. Azar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Dimitri T. Azar, MD, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1855 West Taylor Street, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA.

,Accepted 9 November 2007.

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

 Supported by National Institutes of Health grant EY10101 (Azar), Bethesda, Maryland and the University of Illinois Eye Fund (Azar), Chicago, Illinois, USA. Further support came from an unrestricted grant: Research to Prevent Blindness.

PII: S0886-3350(08)00011-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.11.031

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 4 , Pages 544-550 , April 2008

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