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Lasek vs PRK

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  1. Taipei Municipal Jen-Ai Hospital, National Yang-Ming University, 10, Sec 4, Jen-Ai Road, Taipei, Taiwan

    Chun Chen Chen MD

  2. Harvard Medical School, 243 Charles Street, Boston, MA, 02114, USA

    Dimitri T. Azar MD (Professor of Ophthalmology)

  3. Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 243 Charles Street, Boston, MA, 02114, USA

    Dimitri T. Azar MD (Professor of Ophthalmology)

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Chen, C.C., Azar, D.T. (2005). Lasek vs PRK. In: Kohnen, T., Koch, D.D. (eds) Cataract and Refractive Surgery. Essentials in Ophthalmology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-26678-X_13

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