Different epithelial cleavage planes produced by various epikeratomes in epithelial laser in situ keratomileusis

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2079-2084

  Choi, Suk Kyue ^a   Kim, Jin Hyoung ^a   Lee, Doh ^a   Lee, Jae Bum ^a   Kim, Hyo Myung ^a   Tchah, Hung Won ^a   Hahn, Tae Won ^a   Joo, Mee ^a   Ha, Chang Il ^a  

^a Inje University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA1 INTEGRIN; BETA4 INTEGRIN; COLLAGEN TYPE 7; KALININ; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER EPITHELIAL KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD29; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; COLLAGEN TYPE VII; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INTEGRIN BETA4; KERATECTOMY, SUBEPITHELIAL, LASER-ASSISTED; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; LASERS, EXCIMER; MALE; MYOPIA; SURGICAL FLAPS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 56549123701     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.08.027     Document Type: Article

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