Central and peripheral endothelial cell changes after excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy for myopia

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 114, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 925-928

  Trocmé, Stefan D ^a,b   Mack, Kirk A ^a   Gill, Kuljit S ^a   Gold, Daniel H ^a,b   Milstein, Bernard A ^a,b   Bourne, William M ^c  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b St Mary's Hospital   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; FLUOROMETHOLONE; PILOCARPINE; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENDOTHELIUM INJURY; EXCIMER LASER; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KERATECTOMY; LIGHT REFRACTION; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECULAR MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0029766908     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.1996.01100140133003     Document Type: Article

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