Recurrence of corneal dystrophy after excimer laser phototherapeutic keratectomy

Ophthalmology

Volumn 106, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1490-1497

  Dinh, René ^a   Rapuano, Christopher J ^a,b   Cohen, Elisabeth J ^a   Laibson, Peter R ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA EROSION; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; KERATOPLASTY; LASER SURGERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0033492662     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(99)90441-4     Document Type: Article

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