Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 5 , Pages 833-838 , May 2009

Femtosecond laser versus mechanical microkeratomes for flap creation in laser in situ keratomileusis and effect of postoperative measurement interval on estimated femtosecond flap thickness

Received 21 February 2008 ,Revised 27 November 2008 ,Accepted 24 December 2008.

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

 Presented in part at the XXV Congress of the European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons, Stockholm, Sweden, September 2007.

PII: S0886-3350(09)00138-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.12.038

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 5 , Pages 833-838 , May 2009

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