Excimer phototherapeutic keratectomy for recurrent granular dystrophy

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 127-130

  Maclean, Hunter ^a,b,c   Robinson, Lyon P ^a   Wechsler, Alfred W ^a   Goh, Alvin ^a  

^a SYDNEY EYE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

excimer laser; granular dystrophy; phototherapeutic keratectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; MALE;

EID: 0029761530     PISSN: 08149763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1996.tb01566.x     Document Type: Article

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