Histopathological study of epithelial flaps in Epi-LASIK

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 637-638

  Dai, Jinhui ^a   Chu, Renyuan ^a   Zhou, Xingtao ^a   Chen, Chongda ^a   Rao, Srinivas K ^a   Lam, Dennis S C ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASEMENT MEMBRANE; EPITHELIUM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER EPITHELIAL KERATOMILEUSIS; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 34548790234     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20070901-01     Document Type: Letter

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