Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 8 , Pages 1343-1347 , August 2009

Correlation between estimated and measured corneal ablation and refractive outcomes in laser in situ keratomileusis for myopia

Received 23 September 2008 ,Revised 2 March 2009 ,Accepted 12 March 2009.

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

 Supported by Landesgewerbeanstalt Bayern as part of the NOWEDIS project, Bavaria, Germany.

PII: S0886-3350(09)00473-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2009.03.030

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 8 , Pages 1343-1347 , August 2009

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