Failure of mechanical epithelial removal to reverse persistent hyperopia after photorefractive keratectomy

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 601-606

  Gauthier, Charline A ^a   Fagerholm, Per ^b   Epstein, Daniel ^c   Holden, Brien A ^a   Tengroth, Bjorn ^b   Hamberg Nystrom, Helene ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b ST ERIK S EYE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; KERATECTOMY; MALE; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CORNEA; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPEROPIA; HYPERPLASIA; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; PHOTOMICROGRAPHY; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0029790991     PISSN: 08830444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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