Indications for excimer laser surface ablation

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 734-741

  Netto, Marcelo V ^a,b   Wilson, Steven E ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; MITOMYCIN C;

ASTIGMATISM; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRY EYE; EXCIMER LASER; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER EPITHELIAL KERATOMILEUSIS; MYOPIA; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DISEASE; REVIEW; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 28244446999     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20051101-13     Document Type: Review

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