Severe corneal epithelial sloughing during laser in situ keratomileusis as a presenting sign for silent epithelial basement membrane dystrophy

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1932-1937

  Pérez Santonja, Juan J ^a,c   Galal, Ahmed ^a,b   Cardona, Carmen ^a   Artola, Alberto ^a   Ruíz Moreno, José M ^a   Alió, Jorge L ^a  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF OPHTHALMOLOGY   (Egypt)

^c Instituto Oftalmológico de Alicante ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; DIFFUSE LAMELLAR KERATITIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SPAIN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 28844494433     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2005.06.041     Document Type: Article

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