Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 9 , Pages 1513-1520 , September 2008

First efficacy and safety study of femtosecond lenticule extraction for the correction of myopia: Six-month results

,Accepted 29 May 2008.

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 Drs. Russmann, Gille, Bissmann, Stobrawa, Sticker, and Bischoff are employees of Carl Zeiss Meditec AG. No other author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

 Supported by Carl Zeiss Meditec AG.

 Michael Schroeder, MD, University Eye Hospital of Marburg, Germany, examined several patients in the study.

PII: S0886-3350(08)00629-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.05.033

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 9 , Pages 1513-1520 , September 2008

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