Superficial keratectomy with mitomycin-C for the treatment of Salzmann's nodules

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1302-1306

  Bowers Jr , Patrick J ^b   Price, Marianne O ^b   Zeldes, Steven S ^b   Price Jr , Francis W ^a  

^a PRICE VISION GROUP   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOMYCIN C;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA DISEASE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; KERATECTOMY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SALZMANN NODULE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0042205499     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(02)01987-9     Document Type: Article

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