Confocal microscopy in late-onset diffuse lamellar keratitis after laser in situ keratomileusis

Ophthalmic Surgery and Lasers

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 68-72

  De Rojas Silva, Victoria ^a,b,c   Rodríguez Ares, Teresa ^b   Díez Feijóo, Elío ^a   Sánchez Salorio, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL DE CONXO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY CELL; KERATECTOMY; KERATITIS; KERATOMILEUSIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CORNEA; DISEASE COURSE; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY;

ADULT; CORNEAL STROMA; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; KERATITIS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0037251055     PISSN: 10823069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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