Fluorophotometry to evaluate the corneal epithelium in eyes undergoing contact lens corneal reshaping to correct myopia

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 366-370

  Savitsky, Danielle Z ^a   Fan, Vincent C ^a   Yildiz, Elvin H ^a   Du, Ted T ^a   Asbell, Penny A ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; FLUOROPHOTOMETRY; HUMAN; MALE; MYOPIA; ORTHOKERATOLOGY; PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CONTACT LENSES; CORNEA; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN; FLUOROPHOTOMETRY; HUMANS; MALE; MYOPIA; ORTHOKERATOLOGIC PROCEDURES; PERMEABILITY; PROSTHESIS FITTING; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65249154109     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081597X-20090401-12     Document Type: Article

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