Apical nodular subepithelial corneal scar after retreatment in hyperopic photorefractive keratectomy

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 352-357

  Sener, Bozkurt ^a   Özdamar, Akif ^a   Aras, Cengiz ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA INJURY; EXCIMER LASER; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; KERATECTOMY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETREATMENT; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CICATRIX; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPEROPIA; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; MALE; REFRACTION, OCULAR; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0034101449     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(99)00411-3     Document Type: Article

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