Outcome and complications of photorefractive keratectomy for myopia and astigmatism
| dc.contributor.advisor | O'Keefe, Michael | |
| dc.contributor.author | Goggin, Michael Joseph | |
| dc.contributor.school | Dept. of Surgery | en |
| dc.date.issued | 2003 | |
| dc.description.abstract | "The aims of this study were: 1) to describe the outecome of photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) for myopia and stigmatism in terms of the refractive outcome (addressing its accuracy) and the visual outcome (addressing its safety); 2) to describe the effect on binocular vision of staged bilateral treatment ; 3) to describe the complications of PRK; 4) to describe therapeutic measures to treat hyperopic eyes following over-correction of myopia by PRK, acommon complication; 4) to assess the ability of topically applied hyaluronic acid to effect epithelial healing following PRK." --p. 1. | en |
| dc.description.dissertation | Thesis (MS) -- University of Adelaide, Dept. of Surgery, 2004 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2440/122181 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.provenance | This electronic version is made publicly available by the University of Adelaide in accordance with its open access policy for student theses. Copyright in this thesis remains with the author. This thesis may incorporate third party material which has been used by the author pursuant to Fair Dealing exceptions. If you are the owner of any included third party copyright material you wish to be removed from this electronic version, please complete the take down form located at: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/legals | en |
| dc.title | Outcome and complications of photorefractive keratectomy for myopia and astigmatism | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
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