Comparison of Corneal Nerve Regeneration and Sensitivity Between LASIK and Laser Epithelial Keratomileusis (LASEK)

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 141, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Lee, Seung Jae ^a   Kim, Jin Kuk ^b   Seo, Kyung Yul ^a   Kim, Eung Kweon ^a   Lee, Hyung Keun ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Balgensesang Ophthalmology Clinic   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL DENSITY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CELL; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA SENSIBILITY; CORNEA THICKNESS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER EPITHELIAL KERATOMILEUSIS; NERVE FIBER; NERVE REGENERATION; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHIRMER TEST; SENSATION; TEAR FILM; TIME;

EID: 33744820831     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2006.01.048     Document Type: Article

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