Regression after LASIK for the treatment of myopia: The role of the corneal epithelium

Seminars in Ophthalmology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 79-82

  Lohmann, Chris P ^a   Güell, Jose L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b Universitäts Augenklinik ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA THICKNESS; EPITHELIUM HYPERPLASIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATOMILEUSIS; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0345515978     PISSN: 08820538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08820539809059822     Document Type: Article

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