Late traumatic displacement of laser in situ keratomileusis flaps

Cornea

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 66-69

  Tumbocon, Joseph Anthony J ^a   Paul, Robert ^a   Slomovic, Allan ^a,b   Rootman, David S ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Gimbel Eye Center   (Canada)

^c TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Flap dislocation Flap subluxation; LASIK flap complications; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT LENS; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; EYE INJURY; HUMAN; KERATITIS; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE FLAP; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ADULT; CORNEAL STROMA; EYE INJURIES; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REOPERATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0037226344     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200301000-00016     Document Type: Article

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