Endothelial cells evaluation two years after photorefractive keratectomy

Ophthalmologica

Volumn 211, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 32-39

  Rosa, Nicola ^a   Cennamo, Giovanni ^a   Del Prete, Antonio ^a   Bianco, Stefania ^a   Sebastiani, Adolfo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contact lenses; Corneal endothelium; Excimer laser; Photorefractive keratectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; MALE; MYOPIA;

EID: 0031060518     PISSN: 00303755     EISSN: 14230267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000310871     Document Type: Article

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