Characteristics of sixty myopic eyes with pre-laser in situ keratomileusis retinal examination and post-laser in situ keratomileusis retinal lesions

Retina

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 706-713

  Chan, Clement K ^a,b   Arevalo, Fernando ^c   Akbatur, Haluk ^d   Sengün, Ahmet ^d   Yoon, Young Hee ^e   Lee, Geun Jang ^e   Tarasewicz, Dariusz G ^a   Lin, Steven G ^a  

^a S California Desert Retina Consult   (United States)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Clinica Oftalmologica Centre Caracas   (Venezuela)

^d Laser Eye Health Center   (Turkey)

^e University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Distributions of retinal breaks and detachment; Extent of retinal detachment; Laser in situ keratomileusis; Lattice degeneration; Multiple breaks; Myopia; Post LASIK vitreoretinal complications; Single breaks

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA EXAMINATION; RETINA INJURY; RETINA TEAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURGEON; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITREORETINOPATHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CORNEA; CRYOTHERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETINAL DETACHMENT; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLERAL BUCKLING; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 6344225960     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006982-200410000-00004     Document Type: Review

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