Myopia, Radial Keratotomy: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

RK, refractive keratotomy, myopia, myopic, nearsightedness, nearsighted, shortsighted, corneal curvature, vision loss, visual deficit

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Mounir Bashour, MD, CM, FRCS(C), PhD, FACS, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, McGill University; Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Sherbrooke University; Medical Director, Cornea Laser and Lasik MD
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