Surface ablation over Lasik flaps

International Ophthalmology Clinics

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 117-122

  Trattler, William ^a   Salz, James J ^b  

^a Center for Excellence in Eye Care Florida   (United States)

^b CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOMYCIN C; STEROID;

CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA EROSION; CORNEA HAZE; DIFFUSE LAMELLAR KERATITIS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; MUSCLE FLAP; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; STEROID THERAPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL RISK; TOPICAL TREATMENT;

CORNEA; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; REOPERATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748270888     PISSN: 00208167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004397-200604630-00011     Document Type: Review

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