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  • Title: Legal and malpractice implications of radial keratotomy.
    Author: Scholles JR.
    Journal: J Am Optom Assoc; 1986 Aug; 57(8):624-6. PubMed ID: 3745772.
    Abstract:
    Radial keratotomy has the potential to produce a new malpractice crisis for ophthalmology. Though the surgery is often successful in reducing myopia, there are a great many undesirable side effects. The endothelial cell loss frequently resulting from the procedure bodes long term caution.
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