Epithelial defect, diffuse lamellar keratitis, and epithelial ingrowth following post-LASIK epithelial toxicity

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1463-1466

  Sachdev, Nisha ^a,b   McGhee, Charles N ^a,b   Craig, Jennifer P ^a,b   Weed, Kathryn H ^b   McGhee, J Jane ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL DERIVATIVE; FLURBIPROFEN; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL GROWTH; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; DIFFUSE LAMELLAR KERATITIS; EXCIMER LASER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERMETROPIA; KERATITIS; KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; SKIN DEFECT; SLIT LAMP; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA; TOXICITY; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND HEALING; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; TIME;

EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; HUMANS; HYPEROPIA; KERATITIS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL FLAPS; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0036689624     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(02)01236-1     Document Type: Article

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