Phototherapeutic keratectomy (o-PTK) with 193 nm excimer laser for superficial corneal scars. Prospective long-term results of 31 consecutive operations;Phototherapeutische keratektomie (o-PTK) mittels 193-nm-excimerlaser bei oberflächlicen hornhautnarben: Prospektive langzeitergebnisse von 31 konsekutiven eingriffen

Ophthalmologe

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 135-139

  Hafner, A ^a   Seitz, B ^a,b   Langenbucher, A ^a   Naumann, G O H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epidemic keratoconjunctivitis; Herpes simplex virus keratitis; o PTK; Phototherapeutic keratectomy; Superficial corneal scars

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORNEA DISEASE; FOLLOW UP; GERMANY; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; SUPERFICIAL CORNEA SCAR; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CICATRIX; CORNEA; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; KERATITIS, HERPETIC; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PTERYGIUM; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 1542285788     PISSN: 0941293X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00347-003-0866-3     Document Type: Article

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