Phototherapeutic keratectomy in recurrent corneal erosions refractory to other forms of treatment

Eye

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 561-564

  Bernauer, Wolfgang ^a,b   De Cock, Romain ^a   Dart, John K G ^a  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUBRICATING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA EROSION; DESICCATION; DYSTROPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; MALE; MYOPIA; RECURRENT DISEASE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029903849     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.1996.130     Document Type: Article

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