Laser Subepithelial Keratomileusis: Not Just Another Way to Spell PRK

International Ophthalmology Clinics

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-27

  Barnes, Scott D ^b   Azar, Dimitri T ^a  

^a Cornea and Refractive Surg Service ^*  (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOWMAN MEMBRANE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA STROMA; DESMOSOME; HEMIDESMOSOME; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER EPITHELIAL KERATOMILEUSIS; METHODOLOGY; MYOPIA; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CORNEAL STROMA; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 0842289414     PISSN: 00208167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004397-200404410-00004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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