Effectiveness of laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy without mitomycin-C for the treatment of high myopia

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1280-1287

  Aydin, Bahri ^a   Cagil, Nurullah ^a   Erdoǧan, Selcuk ^a   Erdurmus, Mesut ^a   Hasiripi, Hikmet ^a  

^a FATIH UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL TEAR; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUOROMETHOLONE; KETOROLAC; MITOMYCIN C; OFLOXACIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH MYOPIA; HUMAN; LASER EPITHELIAL KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; ALKYLATING AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, SUBEPITHELIAL, LASER-ASSISTED; LASERS, EXCIMER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITOMYCIN; MYOPIA, DEGENERATIVE; REFRACTION, OCULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 47749155168     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.04.020     Document Type: Article

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