Longitudinal and Geographic Patterns of Public Interest in Refractive Surgery in the United States: A 10-Year Google Trends Analysis of LASIK, PRK, SMILE, and ICL Implantation (2015 to 2025).
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@article{allodium:10.3928/1081597x-20260604-01,
title = {Longitudinal and Geographic Patterns of Public Interest in Refractive Surgery in the United States: A 10-Year Google Trends Analysis of LASIK, PRK, SMILE, and ICL Implantation (2015 to 2025).},
author = {Fazio NF and Sitto MM and Szanto D and White ER and Hoopes PC and Moshirfar M},
year = {2026},
journal = {Journal of refractive surgery (Thorofare, N.J. : 1995)},
doi = {10.3928/1081597x-20260604-01},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3928/1081597x-20260604-01}
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TY - JOUR TI - Longitudinal and Geographic Patterns of Public Interest in Refractive Surgery in the United States: A 10-Year Google Trends Analysis of LASIK, PRK, SMILE, and ICL Implantation (2015 to 2025). AU - Fazio NF AU - Sitto MM AU - Szanto D AU - White ER AU - Hoopes PC AU - Moshirfar M PY - 2026 JO - Journal of refractive surgery (Thorofare, N.J. : 1995) DO - 10.3928/1081597x-20260604-01 UR - https://doi.org/10.3928/1081597x-20260604-01 ER -
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NF, F., MM, S., D, S., ER, W., PC, H., & M, M. (2026). Longitudinal and Geographic Patterns of Public Interest in Refractive Surgery in the United States: A 10-Year Google Trends Analysis of LASIK, PRK, SMILE, and ICL Implantation (2015 to 2025).. Journal of refractive surgery (Thorofare, N.J. : 1995). https://doi.org/10.3928/1081597x-20260604-01
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