Early postoperative pain following epi-LASIK and photorefractive keratectomy: A prospective, comparative, bilateral study

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 126-132

  Torres, Luis F ^b,c   Sancho, Cristhian ^a,b   Tan, Bryan ^b   Padilla, Karina ^a   Schanzlin, David J ^b   Chayet, Arturo S ^a  

^a Departamento de Cirugía Refractiva y Segmento Anterior   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE AGUASCALIENTES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELECOXIB; DEXAMETHASONE; FLAREX; FLUOROMETHOLONE; KETOROLAC TROMETAMOL; MOXIFLOXACIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 33847151810     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20070201-04     Document Type: Article

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