Peripheral Keratitis Following Laser in situ Keratomileusis

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 671-675

  Lahners, William J ^a,b   Hardten, David R ^c,d,e   Lindstrom, Richard L ^c,d  

^a Center for Sight   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c MINNESOTA EYE CONSULTANTS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e Regions Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACITRACIN; CORTICOSTEROID; LOTEPREDNOL ETABONATE; METHOTREXATE; OFLOXACIN; PREDNISOLONE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AMBLYOPIA; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIVERGENT STRABISMUS; DRY EYE; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HARD CONTACT LENS; HUMAN; KERATITIS; KERATOMILEUSIS; MEIBOMIAN GLAND; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTERYGIUM; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SKIN DEFECT; SOFT CONTACT LENS; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CORNEA; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; KERATITIS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA;

EID: 0345714928     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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