American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 147, Issue 6 , Pages 973-977 , June 2009

Outcomes of PermaVision Intracorneal Implants for the Correction of Hyperopia

,Accepted 18 December 2008.

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PII: S0002-9394(08)00971-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2008.12.031

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 147, Issue 6 , Pages 973-977 , June 2009

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