Pain after epithelial removal by ethanol-assisted mechanical versus transepithelial excimer laser debridement

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 519-522

  Kanitkar, K D ^a   Camp, J ^a   Humble, H ^a   Shen, D J ^a   Wang, M X ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; EXCIMER LASER; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL WOUND; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0033793184     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20000901-06     Document Type: Article

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