Electrolysis for corneal opacities in a young patient with superficial variant of granular corneal dystrophy (Reis-Bücklers Corneal Dystrophy)

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 139, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1139-1140

  Kamoi, Mizuka ^a   Mashima, Yukihiko ^a   Kawashima, Motoko ^a   Tsubota, Kazuo ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORNEA CURVATURE; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA OPACITY; CORNEA THICKNESS; ELECTRODE; ELECTROLYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SUPERFICIAL VARIANT OF GRANULAR CORNEAL DYSTROPHY; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

CHILD; CORNEAL DYSTROPHIES, HEREDITARY; CORNEAL OPACITY; ELECTROLYSIS; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; HUMANS; MALE; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 20444461139     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2004.12.015     Document Type: Article

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