Long-term follow-up of excimer laser phototherapeutic keratectomy

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 513-516

  Amano, Shiro ^a   Oshika, Tetsuro ^a   Tazawa, Yoshiko ^a   Tsuru, Tadahiko ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Band keratopathy; Excimer laser; Granular dystrophy; Phototherapeutic keratectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA OPACITY; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JAPAN; KERATECTOMY; KERATOPATHY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORNEA; CORNEAL OPACITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0032759248     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-5155(99)00112-4     Document Type: Article

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