Histopathology of corneal scarring as complication after Lasik surgery;Étude histopathologique d'une lamelle de cornée excisée après complications de traitement de myopie par Lasik

Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde

Volumn 220, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 210-212

  Uffer, Sylvie ^a   Andenmatten, Roland ^b   Daya, Sheras ^c   De Courten, Christian ^b  

^a HÔPITAL OPHTALMIQUE JULES GONIN   (Switzerland)

^b Centre Chirurgical de l' il   (Switzerland)

^c QUEEN VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Histopathology; Lamellar keratoplasty; Lasik

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOSIS; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA SCARRING; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KERATOLYSIS; KERATOMILEUSIS; MYOPIA; PATHOGENESIS; PHOTOPHOBIA; ARTICLE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; FOLLOW UP; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; SCAR; SUTURING METHOD;

CICATRIX; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0142056206     PISSN: 00232165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-38182     Document Type: Conference Paper

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