Endothelial decompensation after laser in situ keratomileusis

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2045-2049

  Vroman, David T ^a   Solomon, Kerry D ^a   Holzer, Mike P ^a   Peng, Qun ^a   Apple, David J ^a   Bowie, Esther M ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA EDEMA; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; DEVICE INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; VISUAL ACUITY;

CORNEAL DISEASES; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0036856186     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(01)01352-9     Document Type: Article

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