Epithelial healing and clinical outcomes in excimer laser photorefractive surgery following three epithelial removal techniques: Mechanical, alcohol, and excimer laser

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 56-63

  Lee, Hyung Keun ^a   Lee, Kyung Sub ^c   Kim, Jin Kook ^c   Kim, Hyeon Chang ^b   Seo, Kyung Ryul ^a   Kim, Eung Kweon ^a,c,d  

^a Institute of Vision Research   (South Korea)

^b Public Health   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Balgensesang Ophthalmology Clinic   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; DICLOFENAC; FLUOROMETHOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; EXCIMER LASER; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; HEALING; HUMAN; KOREA; LASER EPITHELIAL KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CORNEAL OPACITY; DEBRIDEMENT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; KERATECTOMY, SUBEPITHELIAL, LASER-ASSISTED; MALE; MYOPIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFRACTION, OCULAR; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 11844295452     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2004.08.049     Document Type: Article

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