Sclerotic scattering illumination during phototherapeutic keratectomy for better visualization of corneal opacities

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 559-561

  Hayashi, Hitoshi ^a   Maeda, Naoyuki ^a   Ikeda, Yoshifumi ^a   Nishida, Koji ^a   Watanabe, Hitoshi ^a   Tano, Yasuo ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA OPACITY; DISEASE COURSE; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; KERATECTOMY; LABORATORY TEST; LASER SURGERY; LIGHT SCATTERING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037376408     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(02)01981-5     Document Type: Article

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