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Download or read book Hyperopia and Presbyopia written by Kazuo Tsubota and published by Taylor & Francis US. This book was released on 2003-05-16 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining established and emerging treatments for the correction of hyperopia and presbyopia, this reference offers guidance on technologies such as thermal or conductive keratoplasty, corneal implants, laser scleral relaxation, scleral expansion rings, intraocular lenses, and LASIK modifications.
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