In Vivo Confocal Microscopy of Epithelial Inclusions from Aberrant Wound Healing after Astigmatic Keratotomy

Cornea

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 299-301

  Leung, Dexter Y L ^a   Yeung, Emily F Y ^a   Law, Ricky W K ^a   Young, Alvin L ^a   Lam, Dennis S C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Astigmatic; Confocal microscopy; Keratotomy; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CASE REPORT; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORNEA CELL; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT EXTRACTION; EYE REFRACTION; HUMAN; INCISION; INTRAOCULAR FOREIGN BODY; KERATITIS; KERATOTOMY; LENS IMPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; SLIT LAMP; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND HEALING;

ASTIGMATISM; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; HUMANS; KERATOTOMY, RADIAL; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 1642545577     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200404000-00014     Document Type: Article

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