Debridement for Visual Symptoms Resulting from Anterior Basement Membrane Corneal Dystrophy

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 288-289

  Cohen, Elisabeth J ^a  

^a WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTIGMATISM; BLURRED VISION; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; DEBRIDEMENT; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; VISION;

BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CORNEAL DYSTROPHIES, HEREDITARY; DEBRIDEMENT; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 34447624514     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2007.05.024     Document Type: Editorial

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