Long-term results of phototherapeutic keratectomy with 193-nm excimer laser for macular corneal dystrophy

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 392.e1-392.e

  Hafner, Andrea ^a   Langenbucher, Achim ^a   Seitz, Berthold ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA OPACITY; DEBRIDEMENT; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; LASER SURGERY; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; PANNUS; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 24044469749     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2005.03.052     Document Type: Article

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