Phototherapeutic keratectomy for map-dot-fingerprint corneal dystrophy

Cornea

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 595-599

  Örndahl, Mats J F ^a   Fagerholm, Per P ^a  

^a ST ERIK S EYE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Corneal dystrophy; Epithelial basement membrane dystrophy; Excimer laser; Map dot fingerprint; Phototherapeutic keratectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; MALE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOPOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; CORNEA; CORNEAL DYSTROPHIES, HEREDITARY; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REFRACTION, OCULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0031790226     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-199811000-00004     Document Type: Article

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