A comparative confocal microscopy analysis after LASIK with the intralase femtosecond laser vs hansatome microkeratome

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 305-307

  Ramírez, Manuel ^a,b   Hernández Quintela, Everardo ^a   Naranjo Tackman, Ramón ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b HOSPITAL DR LUIS SÁNCHEZ BULNES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CELL; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA STROMA; DEVICE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER; MICROKERATOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33947355880     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20070301-15     Document Type: Article

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