Epithelial removal with the excimer laser (laser-scrape) in photorefractive keratectomy retreatment

Ophthalmology

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-34

  Kapadia, Manasvee S ^b   Meisler, David M ^b   Wilson, Steven E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA STROMA; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PLASTIC SURGERY; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; REFRACTION, OCULAR; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0032615321     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(99)90002-7     Document Type: Article

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