Long-term evaluation of complications and results of photorefractive keratectomy in myopia: An 8-year follow-up

Cornea

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 304-310

  Shojaei, Ahmad ^a,b   Mohammad Rabei, Hossein ^c   Eslani, Medi ^d,f   Elahi, Behzad ^e   Noorizadeh, Farsad ^d  

^a BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Basir Eye Health Research Center   (Iran)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f NONE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Complication; Long term follow up; Myopia; Photorefractive keratectomy; PRK

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; FLUOROMETHOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA OPACITY; CORNEAL HAZE; DIPLOPIA; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EXCIMER LASER; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; OVERCORRECTION; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; RETREATMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECTACLES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNDERCORRECTION; VISUAL ACUITY; CASE REPORT; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REOPERATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASERS, EXCIMER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REFRACTION, OCULAR; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67149096076     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3181896767     Document Type: Article

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