Confocal microscopy of stage 4 diffuse lamellar keratitis with spontaneous resolution

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 391-396

  De Rojas Silva, Ma Victoria ^a,c   Díez Feijóo, Elío ^a   Rodríguez Ares, Ma Teresa ^b   Sánchez Salorio, Manuel ^a  

^a Fund Inst Galego de Oftalmoloxia   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL DE CONXO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; FLUOROMETHOLONE; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATITIS; KERATOMILEUSIS; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 3242762159     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20040701-14     Document Type: Article

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