Epithelial plugs in radial keratotomy: The origin of incisional keratitis?

Cornea

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 866-872

  Bergmanson, Jan ^a,c   Farmer, Erica ^a   Goosey, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b Houston Eye Associates   (United States)

^c 505 J Davis Armistead Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Epithelial defect; Epithelial plug; Human cornea; Radial keratotomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER DONOR; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCISION; KERATITIS; ORGAN DONOR; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL KERATOTOMY; STROMA CELL; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; CELL COUNT; CORNEA; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; KERATITIS; KERATOTOMY, RADIAL; SUTURES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0034759070     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200111000-00018     Document Type: Article

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