The epithelial flap for photorefractive keratectomy

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 393-396

  Shah, S ^a,b,c,d   Sebai Sarhan, A R ^c   Doyle, S J ^d   Pillai, C T ^c   Dua, H S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d Optimax Laser Eye Clinic   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHLORAMPHENICOL; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA OPACITY; DEBRIDEMENT; EXCIMER LASER; HAZE; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHLORAMPHENICOL; DEBRIDEMENT; DICLOFENAC; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; REFRACTION, OCULAR; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0035059829     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.85.4.393     Document Type: Article

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