Inadvertent stromal dissection during mechanical separation of the corneal epithelium using an epikeratome

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1759-1763

  Kim, Jun Heon ^a   Oh, Chung Hoon ^a   Song, Jong Suk ^a   Kim, Hyo Myung ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA STROMA; DEVICE; EPIKERATOME; EPIKERATOPLASTY; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL; SLIT LAMP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADULT; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; DISSECTION; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; EYE INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MALE; MYOPIA; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33749148618     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.04.041     Document Type: Article

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