Optometry - Journal of the American Optometric Association
Volume 76, Issue 11 , Pages 647-652 , November 2005

The effect of laser refractive surgery on the on-field performance of professional baseball players

  • Daniel M. Laby, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Daniel M. Laby, M.D., 1 Tamarack Way, Sharon, Massachusetts 02067
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  • David G. Kirschen, O.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Southern California College of Optometry and Jules Stein Eye Institute/UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
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  • Paul De Land, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • California State University, Fullerton, California

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 Laby DM, Kirschen DG, DeLand P. The effect of laser refractive surgery on the on-field performance of professional baseball players. Optometry 2005;76:647-52.

PII: S1529-1839(05)00156-9

doi: 10.1016/j.optm.2005.09.003

Optometry - Journal of the American Optometric Association
Volume 76, Issue 11 , Pages 647-652 , November 2005

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