Phototherapeutic Keratectomy With Intraoperative Mitomycin C to Prevent Recurrent Anterior Corneal Pathology

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 490-492

  Ayres, Brandon D ^a   Hammersmith, Kristin M ^a   Laibson, Peter R ^a   Rapuano, Christopher J ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOMYCIN C; ANTINEOPLASTIC ANTIBIOTIC; MITOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA DISEASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN DEFECT; WOUND HEALING; CHILD; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTINEOPLASTIC; CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CORNEAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; MIDDLE AGED; MITOMYCIN; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748878616     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2006.03.041     Document Type: Article

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