Phototherapeutic keratectomy for the treatment of diffuse lamellar keratitis

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1471-1474

  Leu, Grace ^a,b,c   Hersh, Peter S ^a,b,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF OPHTHALMOLOGY AND VISUAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^b HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Hersh Vision Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATITIS; KERATOMILEUSIS; LAVAGE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETREATMENT; DIFFUSE LAMELLAR KERATITIS; KERATECTOMY; PHOTOTHERAPEUTIC KERATECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; CORNEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; KERATITIS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; RECURRENCE; RETREATMENT;

EID: 0036691409     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(01)01311-6     Document Type: Article

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