Effect of suction ring application during LASIK on goblet cell density

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 559-562

  Rodriguez Prats, Jose Luis ^a   Hamdi, Islam M ^a,c,d   Rodriguez, Alejandra E ^a   Galal, Ahmed ^a,e   Alio, Jorge L ^a,b  

^a VISSUM Instituto Oftalmológico de Alicante ^*  (Spain)

^b MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^c Magrabi Eye and Ear Center   (Saudi Arabia)

^d AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^e RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF OPHTHALMOLOGY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL DENSITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVA; DRY EYE; FEMALE; GOBLET CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPRESSION CYTOLOGY; KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUCTION RING; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

EID: 34250639335     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20070601-04     Document Type: Article

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