Phototherapeutic LASEK for a persistent epithelial defect and a recurrent epithelial erosion

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 406-407

  Hondur, Ahmet ^a,b   Bilgihan, Kamil ^a   Hasanreisoglu, Berati ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b Huzur Mahallesi 2 ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL TEAR; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA EROSION; EYE PAIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; LASER EPITHELIAL KERATOMILEUSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERSISTENT EPITHELIAL DEFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT EPITHELIAL EROSION; REFRACTION ERROR; STEROID THERAPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE FLAP; TREATMENT FAILURE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 22644435526     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20050701-20     Document Type: Article

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