Corneal light shield as a delivery system for standardized application of C in excimer surface ablation

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 716-719

  Khoury, Johnny M ^a   Farah, Toufic ^a   El Haibi, Christelle P ^a   Noureddin, Baha N ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOMYCIN C;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; EXCIMER LASER; FILTER; IN VITRO STUDY; LIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SWINE;

EID: 34548714782     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20070901-11     Document Type: Article

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