Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 36, Issue 3 , Pages 442-448 , March 2010

Efficacy, safety, and flap dimensions of a new femtosecond laser for laser in situ keratomileusis

Presented in part at the ASCRS Symposium on Cataract, IOL and Refractive Surgery, San Diego, California, USA, April 2007; the XXV Congress of the European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons, Stockholm, Sweden, September 2007; and the XXVI Congress of the European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons, Berlin, Germany, September 2008.

Received 1 November 2008 ,Revised 18 September 2009 ,Accepted 22 September 2009.

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PII: S0886-3350(09)01097-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2009.09.030

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 36, Issue 3 , Pages 442-448 , March 2010

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