Development of late-onset subepithelial corneal haze after laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy with prophylactic intraoperative mitomycin-C. Case report and literature review

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1573-1578

  Qazi, Mujtaba A ^a   Johnson, Troy W ^a   Pepose, Jay S ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; CYCLOSPORIN A; MITOMYCIN C; MOXIFLOXACIN; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; STEROID;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA HAZE; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; LASER EPITHELIAL KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ALKYLATING AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CORNEAL OPACITY; DEBRIDEMENT; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; KERATECTOMY, SUBEPITHELIAL, LASER-ASSISTED; MALE; MITOMYCIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33747346230     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.04.027     Document Type: Article

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