Confocal Microscopy of a Femtosecond Laser LASIK Flap Before Separation

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 143, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 691-693

  Kitzmann, Anna S ^a   Bourne, William M ^a   Patel, Sanjay V ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; FEMTOSECOND LASER; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CORNEAL OPACITY; CORNEAL STROMA; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MYOPIA; SURGICAL FLAPS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33947384609     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2006.10.052     Document Type: Article

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