Mitomycin C in refractive corneal surface surgery with the excimer laser: First experience and review of the literature;Mitomycin C bei oberflächlichen hornhautablationen mit dem excimer-laser: Eigene erfahrungen und literaturübersicht

Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde

Volumn 222, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 499-504

  Kottler, U B ^a   Dick, H Burkhard ^a,b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Corneal wound healing; LASEK; Mitomycin C; PRK; Re treatment

Indexed keywords

MITOMYCIN C;

ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; CASE REPORT; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA OPACITY; CORNEA SURFACE IRREGULARITY; CORNEA SURGERY; EXCIMER LASER; FIBROSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LASER EPITHELIAL KERATOMILEUSIS; MYOPIA; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETREATMENT; REVIEW; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 21744452274     PISSN: 00232165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-857942     Document Type: Review

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