Ocular surface treatment before laser in situ keratomileusis in patients with severe dry eye

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 270-275

  Toda, Ikuko ^a   Asano Kato, Naoko ^a   Hori Komai, Yoshiko ^a   Tsubota, Kazuo ^a,b  

^a Minamiaoyama Eye Clinic   (Japan)

^b TOKYO DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRY EYE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; LACRIMATION; MYOPIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIRMER TEST; SERUM; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 2442680260     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20040501-13     Document Type: Article

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