Phototherapeutic keratectomy in Salzmann's nodular degeneration

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 148-153

  Germundsson, Johan ^a   Fagerholm, Per ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cornea; Degeneration; Phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK); Salzmann's nodular degeneration

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; EXCIMER LASER; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SALZMANN NODULAR DEGENERATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CORNEAL DYSTROPHIES, HEREDITARY; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFRACTION, OCULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 1942516519     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2004.00228.x     Document Type: Article

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