Traumatic flap displacement and subsequent diffuse lamellar keratitis after laser in situ keratomileusis

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 781-783

  Schwartz, Gary S ^a   Park, David H ^a   Schloff, Susan ^a   Lane, Stephen S ^a  

^a Associated Eye Care   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORNEA INJURY; DEBRIDEMENT; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; KERATITIS; KERATOMETRY; KERATOMILEUSIS; LENS EPITHELIUM; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN FLAP; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND HEALING;

CORNEAL STROMA; EYE INJURIES; HUMANS; KERATITIS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0034996413     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(00)00744-6     Document Type: Article

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