Effect of Larger Ablation Zone and Transition Zone on Corneal Optical Aberrations After Photorefractive Keratectomy
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- 1 August 2001
- journal article
- laboratory sciences
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Ophthalmology (1950)
- Vol. 119 (8) , 1159-1164
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archopht.119.8.1159
Abstract
REFRACTIVE surgical procedures attempt to improve unaided visual acuity and correct spherocylindrical errors by reshaping the central cornea. In myopic subjects, the curvature is reduced, whereas hyperopic subjects require an increase in the central curvature.Keywords
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