Superficial lamellar keratectomy using an automated microkeratome to excise corneal scarring caused by photorefractive keratectomy

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1184-1187

  Rasheed, Karim ^a   Rabinowitz, Yaron S ^a,b  

^a Rabinowitz) Burns Allen Res I   (United States)

^b JULES STEIN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORNEA OPACITY; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; KERATOMETRY; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ASTIGMATISM; CICATRIX; CORNEAL OPACITY; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MYOPIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0032870299     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(99)00142-X     Document Type: Article

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