Topical anesthesia-induced keratopathy after laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1482-1484

  Rao, Srinivas K ^a   Wong, Victoria W Y ^a   Cheng, Arthur C K ^a   Lam, Philip T H ^a   Lam, Dennis S C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOACRYLATE; OXYBUPROCAINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOPATHY; LASER EPITHELIAL KERATOMILEUSIS; LENS IMPLANTATION; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CORNEAL DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, SUBEPITHELIAL, LASER-ASSISTED; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MYOPIA; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROCAINE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 34447628858     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.04.020     Document Type: Article

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