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Astigmatism (cont.)

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Author: Andrew A. Dahl, MD, FACS, Residency Director, Ophthalmology, Kingston Hospital, Mid Hudson Family Practice Institute, Assistant Professor of Surgery (Ophthalmology), Department of Ophthalmology, the Institute for Family Health, New York College of Medicine

Editor: William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR

REFERENCES:

"Astigmatism." American Optometric Association. <http://www.aoa.org/astigmatism.xml>.

Lindstrom, R.L. "The Surgical Correction of Astigmatism: A Clinician's Perspective." Refract Corneal Surg. 6.6 Nov-Dec 1990: 441-54.


Last Editorial Review: 11/5/2009 4:56:32 PM

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