Incidence of corneal epithelial defects with the standard and zero-compression Hansatome microkeratomes

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 359-364

  Polk, Eric E ^a   Wexler, Stephen A ^b   Kymes, Steven ^b  

^a TLC Laser Eye Center   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMPRESSION; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA EPITHELIUM DEFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KERATOMILEUSIS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROKERATOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; ZERO COMPRESSION MICROKERATOME;

EID: 22644438636     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20050701-10     Document Type: Review

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