New fixation device for photorefractive surgery and its effect on corneal epithelial wound healing

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 594-601

  Kim, Eung K ^a   Lee, Dong H ^b   Park, Jung W ^a   Chu, Young K ^a   Seo, Kyoung Y ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Ajou University Medical CentSuwon   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; KERATECTOMY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; RABBITS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0032843218     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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