Effect of amniotic membrane after laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy on epithelial healing: Clinical and refractive outcomes

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 334-340

  Lee, Hyung Keun ^a   Kim, Jin Kook ^c   Kim, Sung Soo ^a   Kim, Eung Kweon ^a,b   Kim, Kwang One ^d   Lee, In Sik ^c   Seong, Gong Je ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c Balgeunsesang Ophthalmology Clinic   (South Korea)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNION; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA LIMBUS; EPITHELIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KOREA; LASER EPITHELIAL KERATOMILEUSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFRACTION ERROR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TISSUE REPAIR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AMNION; ASTIGMATISM; BIOLOGICAL DRESSINGS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MALE; MYOPIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFRACTION, OCULAR; REGENERATION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 1642354446     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(03)00575-3     Document Type: Article

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