Mitomycin C in photorefractive keratectomy: Effect on epithelialization and predictability

Cornea

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 288-291

  Leccisotti, Antonio ^a,b,c  

^a Ophthalmic Surgery Unit   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Haze; Mitomycin C; Photorefractive keratectomy

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; EYE DROPS; FLUOROMETHOLONE; HYALURONIC ACID; LEVOFLOXACIN; MITOMYCIN C; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPITHELIZATION; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STROMA; TIME; TOPICAL TREATMENT;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; ALKYLATING AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASERS, EXCIMER; MALE; MITOMYCIN; MYOPIA; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 41149155439     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e31815c5a51     Document Type: Article

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