American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 145, Issue 1 , Pages 55-64.e1 , January 2008

Ten-year Follow-up of Laser In Situ Keratomileusis for High Myopia

  • Jorge L. Alió

      Affiliations

    • Vissum-Instituto Oftalmológico de Alicante and Division of Ophthalmology, Miguel Hernandez University, Medical School, Alicante, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Jorge L. Alió, Vissum-Instituto Oftalmológico de Alicante Avda, De Denia s/n, 03016, Alicante, Spain
    • ,
  • Orkun Muftuoglu

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Research Fellow, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
    • ,
  • Dolores Ortiz

      Affiliations

    • Vissum-Instituto Oftalmológico de Alicante and Division of Ophthalmology, Miguel Hernandez University, Medical School, Alicante, Spain
    • ,
  • Juan Jose Pérez-Santonja

      Affiliations

    • Vissum-Instituto Oftalmológico de Alicante and Division of Ophthalmology, Miguel Hernandez University, Medical School, Alicante, Spain
    • ,
  • Alberto Artola

      Affiliations

    • Vissum-Instituto Oftalmológico de Alicante and Division of Ophthalmology, Miguel Hernandez University, Medical School, Alicante, Spain
    • ,
  • Maria Jose Ayala

      Affiliations

    • Vissum-Instituto Oftalmológico de Alicante and Division of Ophthalmology, Miguel Hernandez University, Medical School, Alicante, Spain
    • ,
  • Maria Jose Garcia

      Affiliations

    • Vissum-Instituto Oftalmológico de Alicante and Division of Ophthalmology, Miguel Hernandez University, Medical School, Alicante, Spain
    • ,
  • Gracia Castro de Luna

      Affiliations

    • Vissum-Instituto Oftalmológico de Almeria, Almeria, Spain.

,Accepted 31 August 2007.

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 See accompanying Editorial on page 1.

PII: S0002-9394(07)00781-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2007.08.035

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 145, Issue 1 , Pages 55-64.e1 , January 2008

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