Management of the Ocular Surface and Tear Film before, during, and after Laser in situ Keratomileusis

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 62-71

  Albietz, Julie M ^a   Lenton, Lee M ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b Excimer Laser Vision Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; CRYSTAL VIOLET; DYE;

AGING; ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS; BLEPHARITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA DISEASE; DENERVATION; DRY EYE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EYE IRRITATION; EYE SURGERY; EYE TOXICITY; EYELID DISEASE; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX KERATITIS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; KERATITIS; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS SICCA; KERATOMILEUSIS; LACRIMAL FLUID; LACRIMAL GLAND FUNCTION; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEIBOMIAN GLAND; METABOLISM; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFRACTION ERROR; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TEAR FILM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0346502914     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20040101-11     Document Type: Review

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