Phototherapeutic keratectomy for recurrent erosion syndrome in anterior basement membrane dystrophy

Ophthalmology

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 971-976

  Cavanaugh, Timothy B ^a,b   Lind, Diana M ^b,c   Cutarelli, Paul E ^a,b,d   Mack, Robert J S ^e   Durrie, Daniel S ^a,b   Hassanein, Khathab M ^b   Graham, Charles E ^b  

^a Hunkeler Eye Centers   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Kearney Eye Institute   (United States)

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA EROSION; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0033497413     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(99)00540-0     Document Type: Article

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