Patients' satisfaction and subjective happiness after refractive surgery for myopia
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Refractive Surgery for Myopia
This chapter describes current surgical techniques used to correct myopia, including laser correction (laser surgeries), incisional techniques, intrastromal corneal rings, phakic intra‐ ocular lenses, and refractive lensectomy.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Patient Preference and Adherence
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1177-889X
DOI: 10.2147/ppa.s169902