Correlation between ultraviolet radiation level and the incidence of late-onset corneal haze after photorefractive keratectomy

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 404-410

  Stojanovic, Aleksandar ^a,b   Nitter, Tore A ^b  

^a SynsLaser Clinic ^*  (Norway)

^b SynsLaser Clinic   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORNEA DISEASE; EYE PROTECTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAZE; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; MALE; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SPECTACLES; SUN EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADULT; AGED; ASTIGMATISM; CORNEA; CORNEAL DISEASES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MYOPIA; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0035078378     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(00)00742-2     Document Type: Article

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