Posterior segment complications after laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 177-184

  Arevalo, J Fernando ^a  

^a Clinica Oftalmologica Centro Caracas   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Choroidal neovascularization; Cystoid macular edema; Optic disc pit maculopathy; Retinal detachment; Systemic contraindications

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBONATE DEHYDRATASE INHIBITOR; CORTICOSTEROID; VERTEPORFIN;

AMETROPIA; CHORIORETINOPATHY; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA; CORNEA PERFORATION; CORNEAL FLAP DISPLACEMENT; CORNEOSCLERAL PERFORATION; EXCIMER LASER; EYE DISEASE; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; LENS LUXATION; MYOPIA; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTIC DISK; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA DISEASE; RETINA MACULA CYSTOID EDEMA; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; RETINA MACULA HEMORRHAGE; RETINA MACULA HOLE; RETINA MACULOPATHY; RETINOPATHY; REVIEW; SCLERA BUCKLING PROCEDURE; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MYOPIA; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETINAL DETACHMENT; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 42149169050     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e3282fb7c15     Document Type: Review

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