Comparison of the corneal response to laser in situ keratomileusis with flap creation using the FS15 and FS30 femtosecond lasers. Clinical and confocal microscopy findings

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 673-681

  Hu, Michael Y ^a   McCulley, James P ^a   Cavanagh, H Dwight ^a   Bowman, R Wayne ^a   Verity, Steven M ^a   Mootha, V Vinod ^a   Petroll, W Matthew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORNEA CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CORNEAL STROMA; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; LASERS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MYOPIA; SURGICAL FLAPS; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33947582783     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.12.021     Document Type: Article

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