Flap amputation with phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) and adjuvant mitomycin C for severe post-LASIK epithelial ingrowth

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 301-303

  Kymionis, George D ^a   Ide, Takeshi ^a   Yoo, Sonia H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Flap amputation; Laser in situ keratomileusis epithelial ingrowth; Mitomycin C

Indexed keywords

MITOMYCIN C; ALKYLATING AGENT; MITOMYCIN;

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ADULT; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CASE REPORT; CHEMOSURGERY; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA EPITHELIAL INGROWTH; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; FLAP AMPUTATION; HUMAN; KERATOLYSIS; KERATOMILEUSIS; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PHOTOPHOBIA; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; VISUAL ACUITY; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA STROMA; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATHOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY;

ALKYLATING AGENTS; AMPUTATION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL STROMA; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MIDDLE AGED; MITOMYCIN; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL FLAPS; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 65249102868     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210901900223     Document Type: Article

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