Automated superficial lamellar keratectomy augmented by excimer laser masked PTK in the management of severe superficial corneal opacities

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1289-1294

  Alio, J L ^a,b   Javaloy, J ^b   Merayo, J ^d   Galal, A ^c  

^a Instituto Oftalmologico de Alicante ^*  (Spain)

^b MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^c MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORNEA OPACITY; CORNEA SURGERY; EXCIMER LASER; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; KERATITIS; KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTIVE SURGERY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGED; CORNEAL OPACITY; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REFRACTION, OCULAR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 4744366388     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2004.045070     Document Type: Article

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