Fluorescence-guided laser removal of chemically damaged cornea

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1847-1852

  Chuck, Roy S ^a   Arnoldussen, Mark E ^b,c   Behrens, Ashley ^a,c   Sweet, Paula M ^a   Bearman, Gregory H ^b,d   Grundfest, Warren S ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCHLORIC ACID;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAUSTIC BURN; CHEMICAL INJURY; CORNEA INJURY; CORNEA OPACITY; CORNEA PERFORATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXCIMER LASER; FLUORESCENCE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LASER SURGERY; NONHUMAN; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SPECTROPHOTOMETER;

ANIMALS; BURNS, CHEMICAL; CORNEA; EYE BURNS; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; RABBITS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 0036798418     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(02)01361-5     Document Type: Article

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