Late traumatic flap dislocations after LASIK

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 500-504

  Cheng, Arthur C K ^a   Rao, Srinivas K ^a   Leung, Gloria Y S ^a   Young, Alvin L ^a   Lam, Dennis S C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ARTIFICIAL TEAR; LEVOFLOXACIN; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DIFFUSE LAMELLAR KERATITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTTRAUMATIC COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STEROID THERAPY; SYMPTOM; TRAUMATIC FLAP DISLOCATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33646691042     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20060501-13     Document Type: Article

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