Phototherapeutic keratectomy for epithelial irregular astigmatism: An emphasis on map-dot-fingerprint degeneration

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 50-57

  Zalentein, Waldir Neira ^a   Holopainen, Juha M ^a   Tervo, Timo M T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA EROSION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MAP DOT FINGER DEGENERATION; MEASUREMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEOKERATOGRAPHY; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33846316358     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20070101-09     Document Type: Article

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