Decreased incidence of epithelial defects during laser in situ keratomileusis using intraoperative nonpreserved carboxymethylcellulose sodium 0.5% solution

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1651-1654

  Ahee, Jason A ^a,b   Kaufman, Stephen C ^a,c   Samuel, Michael A ^a   Bogorad, David ^a   Wee, Curtis ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; PROXYMETACAINE; REFRESH PLUS;

ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; DRY EYE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KERATITIS; KERATOMETRY; KERATOMILEUSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; CORNEAL DISEASES; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; KERATITIS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036734428     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(01)01348-7     Document Type: Article

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