Diagnosis and therapy of LASIK-induced neurotrophic epitheliopathy;Diagnostik und therapie der LASIK-induzierten neurotrophen epitheliopathie

Ophthalmologe

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 53-57

  Breil, P ^a   Frisch, L ^a   Dick, H B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dry eye; LASIK; LASIK induced neurotrophic epitheliopathy

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL TEAR;

ARTICLE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; DRY EYE; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; LACRIMATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REFRACTION ERROR;

EID: 0036461430     PISSN: 0941293X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00007117     Document Type: Article

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