Treatment of epithelial ingrowth after laser in situ keratomileusis with mechanical debridement and flap suturing

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 122, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 997-1001

  Rojas, Maria C ^a   Lumba, Joanna D ^a   Manche, Edward E ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; EPITHELIUM CELL; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; EYE REFRACTION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATHOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY;

ADULT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CORNEAL DISEASES; DEBRIDEMENT; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; REFRACTION, OCULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY; SURGICAL FLAPS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 3342936793     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.122.7.997     Document Type: Article

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