Excimer laser phototherapeutic keratectomy for granular and lattice corneal dystrophy: A comparative study

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 727-731

  Das, Sujata ^a,b   Langenbucher, Achim ^a   Seitz, Berthold ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b ECOS Eve Hospital   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA OPACITY; DEBRIDEMENT; EXCIMER LASER; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERMANY; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; KERATOMETRY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PANNUS; PHOTOTHERAPEUTIC KERATECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SPECTACLES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 28244461304     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20051101-12     Document Type: Article

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