Effects of laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) on the corneal endothelium 3 years postoperatively

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-6

  Collins, Michael J ^a   Carr, Jonathan D ^a   Stulting, R Doyle ^a   Azar, Ramzy G ^a   Waring III, George O ^a   Smith, Robert E ^a   Thompson, Keith P ^a   Edelhauser, Henry F ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY EYE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 0035158075     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(00)00664-4     Document Type: Article

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