Corneal interface contamination during laser in situ keratomileusis

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1734-1737

  Feizi, Sepehr ^a   Jadidi, Khosro ^a   Naderi, Mostafa ^a   Shahverdi, Shahab ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CULTURE MEDIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATITIS; KERATOMILEUSIS; LOWER EYELID; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; UPPER EYELID;

ADULT; ASTIGMATISM; BACTERIA; CORNEAL STROMA; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPEROPIA; KERATITIS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 34548700578     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.05.037     Document Type: Article

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