American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 147, Issue 6 , Pages 959-965.e2 , June 2009

Corneal Wavefront Errors 24 Months after Deep Lamellar Endothelial Keratoplasty and Penetrating Keratoplasty

,Accepted 31 December 2008.

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PII: S0002-9394(09)00008-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2008.12.039

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 147, Issue 6 , Pages 959-965.e2 , June 2009

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