Stromal haze after laser in situ keratomileusis: Clinical and confocal microscopy findings

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1718-1726

  Bühren, Jens ^b   Kohnen, Thomas ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORNEA CELL; CORNEA OPACITY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HAZE; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; SLIT LAMP; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0141643160     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(02)02050-3     Document Type: Article

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