Treatment of dense subepithelial corneal haze after laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 709-714

  Mirza, M Azim ^a   Qazi, Mujtaba A ^a,b   Pepose, Jay S ^a,b,c  

^a Pepose Vision Institute   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; DEXAMETHASONE; LOTEPREDNOL ETABONATE; MITOMYCIN A; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMOSURGERY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA OPACITY; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; LASER EPITHELIAL KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CORNEAL OPACITY; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; DEBRIDEMENT; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MALE; MITOMYCIN;

EID: 1842581401     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(03)00521-2     Document Type: Article

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