Epithelial healing in the second eye after corneal abrasion

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 232-234

  Rask, Rune ^a   Jensen, Peter Koch ^a   Ehlers, Niels ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Abrasion; Cornea; Healing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA INJURY; EXCIMER LASER; HEALING; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029901209     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.1996.tb00082.x     Document Type: Article

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