Examination of the human cornea with the confocal microscope after excimer-laser photorefractive keratectomy;Konfokale mikroskopie der hornhaut nach prk mit dem excimer-laser

Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde

Volumn 211, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 159-167

  Böhnke, Matthias ^a   Schipper, Isaak ^b   Thaer, Andreas ^a  

^a University Eye Clinic Bern   (Switzerland)

^b Kantonsspital Luzern Augenklinik   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Excimer laser; Human corneal pathology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA INJURY; EXCIMER LASER; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; LASER SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REFRACTION ERROR; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCAR FORMATION; SLIT LAMP; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030812298     PISSN: 00232165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1035116     Document Type: Article

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