Confocal microscopy changes in epithelial and stromal thickness up to 7 years after LASIK and photorefractive keratectomy for myopia

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 385-392

  Patel, Sanjay V ^a,b   Erie, Jay C ^a   McLaren, Jay W ^a   Bourne, William M ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORNEA THICKNESS; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; MYOPIA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34247269768     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20070401-11     Document Type: Article

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