Endothelial cell density after photorefractive keratectomy for moderate myopia using a 213 nm solid-state laser system

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1866-1870

  Tsiklis, Nikolaos S ^a   Kymionis, George D ^a   Pallikaris, Aristofanis I ^a   Diakonis, Vasilios F ^a   Ginis, Harilaos S ^a   Kounis, George A ^a   Panagopoulou, Sophia I ^a   Pallikaris, Ioannis G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EXCIMER LASER; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MYOPIA; PACHYMETRY; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CELL COUNT; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS, EXCIMER; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 35348955273     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.06.042     Document Type: Article

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