Central Toxic Keratopathy: Description of a Syndrome in Laser Refractive Surgery

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Sonmez, Baris ^a   Maloney, Robert K ^b  

^a JULES STEIN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Maloney Vision Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL TOXIC KERATOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFUSE LAMELLAR KERATITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; KERATOMILEUSIS; KERATOPATHY; MALE; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33847048994     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2006.11.019     Document Type: Article

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