Epi-laser in situ keratomileusis: Comparative evaluation of epithelial separation with 3 microkeratomes

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1761-1766

  Herrmann, Wolfgang A ^a   Hillenkamp, Jost ^a   Hufendiek, Karsten ^a   Prahs, Philipp ^a   Lohmann, Chris P ^a   Helbig, Horst ^a   Kobuch, Karin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL VIABILITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CYTOARCHITECTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EYE SURGERY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATOMILEUSIS; MIKROKERATOME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CELL SURVIVAL; COLLAGEN TYPE VII; COLORING AGENTS; CORNEA; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INTEGRIN BETA4; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; LASERS, EXCIMER; SURGICAL FLAPS; SWINE; TRYPAN BLUE;

EID: 52049085290     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.06.028     Document Type: Article

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