Incidence of diffuse lamellar keratitis after laser in situ keratomileusis associated with the IntraLase 15 kHz femtosecond laser and Moria M2 microkeratome

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 28-31

  Gil Cazorla, Raquel ^a   Teus, Miguel A ^a   de Benito Llopis, Laura ^a   Fuentes, Irene ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; KETOROLAC TROMETAMOL; OFLOXACIN; PREDNISONE;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIFFUSE LAMELLAR KERATITIS; EXCIMER LASER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; CORNEAL STROMA; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KERATITIS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 37449000260     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.08.025     Document Type: Article

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