Epithelial breakthrough during IntraLase flap creation for laser in situ keratomileusis

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 859-863

  Seider, Michael I ^a   Ide, Takeshi ^a   Kymionis, George D ^a   Culbertson, William W ^a   O'Brien, Terrence P ^a   Yoo, Sonia H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CASE REPORT; CORNEA SCAR; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EPITHELIUM; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; GAS BUBBLE LEAKAGE; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; MICROSTRIAE; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CORNEAL STROMA; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; LASERS, EXCIMER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 42949094649     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.12.043     Document Type: Article

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