Epithelial ingrowth after laser in situ keratomileusis: A histopathologic study in human corneas

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 121, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 950-955

  Naoumidi, Irene ^a   Papadaki, Thekla ^a,b   Zacharopoulos, Ioannis ^a   Siganos, Charalambos ^a   Pallikaris, Ioannis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b Vardinoyannion Eye Inst of Crete   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBRIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CORNEA; CORNEA SURGERY; CYTOPATHOLOGY; EPITHELIUM HYPERPLASIA; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; MYOPIA; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ADULT; AGED; COLLAGEN; CORNEAL DISEASES; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 0038601986     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.121.7.950     Document Type: Article

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