Confocal microscopy reveals persisting stromal changes after myopic photorefractive keratectomy in zero haze corneas

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1393-1400

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b LUZERNER KANTONSSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c University Eye Clinic Bern   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL INCLUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA STROMA; EPITHELIUM CELL; EYE INFLAMMATION; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; MALE; MYOPIA; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA ROD; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0031792520     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.82.12.1393     Document Type: Article

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