Intraepithelial phototherapeutic keratectomy and alcohol delamination for recurrent corneal erosions - Two minimally invasive surgical alternatives;Intraepitheliale phototherapeutische keratektomie und alkohol-abrasio zur therapie der rezidivierenden erosio corneae - Zwei minimalinvasive chirurgische alternativen

Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde

Volumn 225, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 276-280

  Kampik, Daniel ^a   Neumaier, K ^b   Mutsch, A ^c   Waller, W ^a   Geerling, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^c Augenärztliche Praxis ^*

Author keywords

Alcohol delamination; Basal membrane dystrophy; Cornea; Excimer laser; Phototherapeutic keratectomy; Recurrent corneal erosion

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL DELAMINATION; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EROSION; DEBRIDEMENT; EXCIMER LASER; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; LASER EPITHELIAL KERATOMILEUSIS; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PHOTOTHERAPEUTIC KERATECTOMY; PHOTOTHERAPY; TECHNIQUE; ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PATHOLOGY; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ADULT; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL SURGERY, LASER; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 47049106369     PISSN: 00232165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1027174     Document Type: Article

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