The PALM technique: Histological findings of masked phototherapeutic keratectomy on rabbit corneas

BMC Ophthalmology

Volumn 3, Issue , 2003, Pages 1-10

  Katsanevaki, Vikentia J ^a,b   Ginis, Harilaos S ^a   Naoumidi, Irini I ^a   Pallikaris, Ioannis G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN GEL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BOWMAN MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; DISEASE COURSE; HISTOLOGY; KERATECTOMY; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PHOTO ABLATABLE LENTICULAR MODULATOR; PHOTOTHERAPY; SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 2942689877     PISSN: 14712415     EISSN: 14712415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2415-3-4     Document Type: Article

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