Alternative approach to the treatment of subepithelial fibrosis following radial keratotomy [5]

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 288-

  Epstein, Randy J ^a   Majmudar, Parag A ^b  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOMYCIN C;

HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; KERATOPLASTY; LETTER; OCULAR FIBROSIS; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL KERATOTOMY; REFRACTIVE SURGERY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ANTIBIOTICS, ANTINEOPLASTIC; CORNEAL DISEASES; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; KERATOTOMY, RADIAL; MITOMYCIN;

EID: 32644460833     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.124.2.288     Document Type: Letter

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