The effect of topical apraclonidine on subconjunctival hemorrhage and flap adherence in LASIK patients

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 585-588

  Aslanides, Ioannis M ^a   Tsiklis, Nikolaos S ^a   Ozkilic, Efekan ^b   Coskunseven, Efekan ^b   Pallikaris, Ioannis G ^a   Jankov, Mirko R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b World Eye Hospital   (Turkey)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APRACLONIDINE; BRIMONIDINE; OCUFLUR;

ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE FLAP; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL PATIENT; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 33745195036     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20060601-11     Document Type: Article

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