In vivo confocal microscopic evaluation of corneal wound healing after epi-LASIK

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2416-2423

  Chen, Wei Li ^a   Chang, Huai Wen ^a   Hu, Fung Rong ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOMYCIN C; ALKYLATING AGENT; MITOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA INJURY; EVALUATION; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; MYOPIA; PLASTIC SURGERY; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; SQUAMOUS CELL; STROMA; EXCIMER LASER; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; ALKYLATING AGENTS; ASTIGMATISM; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; LASERS, EXCIMER; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; MITOMYCIN; MYOPIA; SURGICAL FLAPS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 47249155614     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: 15525783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.07-1085     Document Type: Article

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