Epidermal growth factor in the tear fluid: Responsible for postoperative refraction and 'haze' after PRK?;Epidermaler wachstumsfaktor (EGF) in der Tranenflussigkeit bei der excimerlaser-PRK: Verantwortlich fur postoperative refraktion und 'Haze'?

Ophthalmologe

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 80-87

  Lohmann, Chris P ^a   Hoffmann, Elisabeth ^a   Reischl, Udo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

EGF; Epithelium; Excimer laser PRK; Myopia; Wound Healing

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXCIMER LASER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; LACRIMAL FLUID; MYOPIA; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0031957375     PISSN: 0941293X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003470050241     Document Type: Article

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