Mechanical vs. alcohol epithelial removal during photorefractive keratectomy

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 556-562

  Carones, Francesco ^b   Fiore, Tito ^b   Brancato, Rosario ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; DEBRIDEMENT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; ETHANOL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; REFRACTION, OCULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SURGICAL SPONGES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0032871768     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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