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Quality of Vision After Refractive Surgery

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Cataract and Refractive Surgery

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    Thomas Kohnen MD (Professor of Ophthalmology), Jens Bühren MD, Thomas Kasper MD & Evdoxia Terzi MD

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  1. Klinik für Augenheilkunde, Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe Universität, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt, Germany

    Thomas Kohnen MD (Professor of Ophthalmology) (Professor of Ophthalmology)

  2. Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, 6565 Fannin, Suite NC 205, Houston, TX, 77030, USA

    Douglas D. Koch MD (Professor and the Allen,Mosbacher, and Law Chair in Ophthalmology) (Professor and the Allen,Mosbacher, and Law Chair in Ophthalmology)

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Kohnen, T., Bühren, J., Kasper, T., Terzi, E. (2005). Quality of Vision After Refractive Surgery. 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_19

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