Corneal temperature changes during photorefractive keratectomy

Cornea

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 158-161

  Betney, Simon ^a   Morgan, Philip B ^a   Doyle, Stephen J ^b   Efron, Nathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Optimax Laser Eye Clinic   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Denaturation; Haze; Photorefractive keratectomy; Temperature; Thermography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA INJURY; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DENATURATION; THERMAL INJURY; THERMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030950081     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-199703000-00007     Document Type: Article

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