Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 8 , Pages 1280-1287 , August 2008

Effectiveness of laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy without mitomycin-C for the treatment of high myopia

,Accepted 26 April 2008.

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

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doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.04.020

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 8 , Pages 1280-1287 , August 2008

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