Survey of Ophthalmology
Volume 46, Issue 2 , Pages 95-116 , September 2001

LASIK Complications: Etiology, Management, and Prevention

  • Samir A Melki, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cornea and Refractive Surgery Service, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, and Schepens Eye Research Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    • Boston Cornea Center, Boston, MA, USA
    • ,
  • Dimitri T Azar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cornea and Refractive Surgery Service, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, and Schepens Eye Research Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint address: Dimitri T. Azar, MD, Director, Cornea and Refractive Surgery Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 243 Charles Street, Boston, MA 02114 USA

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