Influence of topical treatment on epithelial wound healing and pain in the early postoperative period following Photorefractive Keratectomy

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 135-138

  Tomas Barberan, Santiago ^a   Fagerholm, Per ^a  

^a ST ERIK S EYE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Balanced salt solution; Central islands; Diclofenac; Epithelium; Flare; Inflammation; Pain; PRK; Steroids

Indexed keywords

BALANCED SALT SOLUTION; DEXAMETHASONE; DICLOFENAC; STEROID;

ADULT; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SWEDEN; TIME; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0032932323     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0420.1999.770203.x     Document Type: Article

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