Long-term results after bare sclera pterygium resection with excimer smoothing and local application of mitomycin C

Cornea

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 378-381

  Walkow, Tony ^a   Daniel, Jan ^a   Meyer, Carsten H ^b   Rodrigues, Eduardo B ^b   Mennel, Stefan ^b  

^a Department of Ophthalmology   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Mitomycin C; Phototherapeutic keratectomy; Pterygium; Recurrence rate

Indexed keywords

EYE DROPS; MITOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARE SCLERA TECHNIQUE; DRUG EFFECT; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTERYGIUM; RECURRENCE RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND HEALING;

CORNEAL DISEASES; EYE DISEASES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; LASER SURGERY; MITOMYCIN; PTERYGIUM; RECURRENCE; SCLERA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 17844366314     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000151540.69994.ef     Document Type: Article

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