Wiping microkeratome blades with sterile 100% alcohol to prevent diffuse lamellar keratitis after laser in situ keratomileusis

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1947-1949

  Levinger, Samuel ^a   Landau, David ^a   Kremer, Israel ^a   Merin, Saul ^a   Aizenman, Isaac ^a   Hirsch, Ami ^a   Douieb, Joseph ^a   Bos, Teunis ^b  

^a Enaim Refractive Surgery Center   (Israel)

^b Augencentrum Rosenheim   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BALANCED SALT SOLUTION;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIFFUSE LAMELLAR KERATITIS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; KERATITIS; KERATOMILEUSIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0242574920     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2003.07.001     Document Type: Article

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