Excimer laser phototherapeutic keratectomy for recurrent erosions: A clinical study

Ophthalmic Surgery and Lasers

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 768-772

  Lohmann, Chris P ^a,b   Sachs, Helmut ^a   Marshall, John ^b   Gabel, Veit Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORNEA EROSION; EXCIMER LASER; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; LASER SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ADULT; CORNEA; CORNEAL ULCER; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; RECURRENCE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0029786510     PISSN: 10823069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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