Long-term effects of radial keratotomy on the corneal endothelium

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 49-52

  MacRae, Scott M ^a,b   Rich, Larry F ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL LOSS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA SURGERY; HUMAN; KERATOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL KERATOTOMY; SPECULAR MICROSCOPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGING; CELL COUNT; CORNEA; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATOTOMY, RADIAL; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFRACTIVE ERRORS;

EID: 0031893417     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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