Photorefractive keratectomy for treatment of flap complications in laser in situ keratomileusis

Cornea

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 399-404

  Weisenthal, Robert W ^a,d   Salz, James ^b   Sugar, Alan ^c   Mandelberg, Alan ^d   Furlong, Michael ^d   Bagan, Steven ^d   Kandleman, Sergio ^d  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Flap complications; Laser in situ keratomileusis; Photorefractive keratectomy; Phototherapeutic keratectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; FLAP COMPLICATION; FOLLOW UP; HAZE; HUMAN; INTERNET; KERATECTOMY; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER ASSISTED SUBEPITHELIAL KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; PHOTOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SLIT LAMP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0037662655     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200307000-00002     Document Type: Article

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