Long-term efficacy of phototherapeutic keratectomy on recurrent corneal erosion syndrome

Cornea

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1150-1152

  Baryla, J ^a   Pan, Y I ^a   Hodge, W G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corneal diseases; Corneal epithelium; Excimer laser; Keratectomy; Photorefractive

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA EROSION; DATA ANALYSIS; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAZE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; KERATECTOMY; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PHOTOTHERAPEUTIC KERATECTOMY; POSTTRAUMATIC COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT CORNEA EROSION SYNDROME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORNEAL DISEASES; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33845802500     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000240093.65637.90     Document Type: Article

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