Exacerbation of granular corneal dystrophy type II (Avellino corneal dystrophy) after LASEK

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-45

  Lee, Jae Hwan ^a,b   Stulting, R Doyle ^c   Lee, Dong Ho ^d   Lee, Christopher Seungkyu ^a   Kim, Woon Cho ^e   Kim, Eung Kweon ^a,f  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOMYCIN C;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA OPACITY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LASER EPITHELIAL KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 38349153891     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081597x-20080101-06     Document Type: Article

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