Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in myopic eyes after laser in situ keratomileusis: Frequency, characteristics, and mechanism

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 674-680

  Arevalo, J Fernando ^a   Ramirez, Ernesto ^b   Suarez, Enrique ^b   Cortez, Rafael ^c   Antzoulatos, George ^d   Morales Stopello, Julian ^b   Ramirez, Gema ^c   Torres, Francia ^b   Gonzalez Vivas, Rafael ^e  

^a Ctro Especialidades Oftalmologicas   (Venezuela)

^b Centro Medico Docente La Trinidad   (Venezuela)

^c Ctro Especialidades Oftal M   (Venezuela)

^d Hospital de Clinicas Caracas   (Venezuela)

^e U Oftalmologica gonzalez Sirit (G   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARGON LASER; ARTICLE; CRYOSURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA TEAR; RETINOPEXY; SCLERA BUCKLING PROCEDURE; VITRECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CORNEA; CRYOSURGERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; RETINAL DETACHMENT; SCLERAL BUCKLING; VENEZUELA; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 0035017102     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(01)00821-5     Document Type: Article

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