Epi-LASIK: Histological findings of separated epithelial sheets 24 hours after treatment

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 151-154

  Katsanevaki, Vikentia J ^a   Naoumidi, Irini I ^a   Kalyvianaki, Maria I ^a   Pallikaris, Ioannis G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL STRUCTURE; DEVICE; EPITHELIUM CELL; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATOMILEUSIS; MICROSCOPY; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 33644512401     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20060201-12     Document Type: Article

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