Epithelial healing and ocular discomfort after photorefractive keratectomy in children

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 478-481

  Paysse, Evelyn A ^a   Hamill, M Bowes ^a   Koch, Douglas D ^a   Hussein, Mohamed A W ^a   McCreery, Kathryn M Brady ^a   Coats, David K ^a  

^a TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; EYE DROPS; GENTAMICIN; HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE PLUS PARACETAMOL; KETOROLAC TROMETAMOL; LOTEPREDNOL ETABONATE; OFLOXACIN;

AMBLYOPIA; ANISOMETROPIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA INJURY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EYE PAIN; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; KERATECTOMY; MYOPIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; SPECTACLES; TISSUE REPAIR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TIME; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND HEALING;

ANISOMETROPIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPEROPIA; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; MALE; MYOPIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0037353023     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(03)00010-5     Document Type: Article

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