Effect of mitomycin-C on the corneal endothelium during excimer laser surface ablation

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1009-1013

  de Benito Llopis, Laura ^a   Teus, Miguel A ^a   Ortega, María ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOMYCIN C;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL DENSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EXCIMER LASER; EYE; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LASER EPITHELIAL KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER SURGERY; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPECULAR MICROSCOPY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; ALKYLATING AGENTS; CELL COUNT; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, SUBEPITHELIAL, LASER-ASSISTED; MIDDLE AGED; MITOMYCIN; MYOPIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34248679572     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.02.034     Document Type: Article

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