Comparison of laser epithelial keratomileusis with and without mitomycin C for wavefront customized surface ablations

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 9 SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  Nakano, Eliane Mayumi ^a,b,d   Bains, Harkaran S ^e   Hirai, Flavio Eduardo ^c   Portellinha, Waldir ^a   Oliveira, Marivaldo ^a   Nakano, Kozo ^a,b  

^a Excimer Laser Santa Cruz   (Brazil)

^b Sta Cruz EYE Institute   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOMYCIN C; PLACEBO;

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CELL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER EPITHELIAL KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFRACTION ERROR; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 36448985196     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20071102-08     Document Type: Conference Paper

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