Retinal detachment in myopic eyes after laser in situ keratomileusis

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 708-714

  Arevalo, J Fernando ^a   Ramirez, Ernesto ^b   Suarez, Enrique ^b   Cortez, Rafael ^c   Ramirez, Gema ^c   Yepez, Juan B ^d  

^a Clinica Oftalmologica Centro Caracas   (Venezuela)

^b Centro Medico Docente La Trinidad   (Venezuela)

^c Ctro Especialidades Oftalmologicas   (Venezuela)

^d Clinica de Ojos de Maracaibo   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; REOPERATION; RETINAL DETACHMENT; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0036859570     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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