Stage III diffuse lamellar keratitis following conductive keratoplasty over a LASIK flap

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1141-1143

  Davis, Elizabeth A ^a   Fahmy, Ahmad M ^a  

^a University of Minnesota (Davis)   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMFENAC; FLUOROMETHOLONE; GATIFLOXACIN; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTACT LENS; DIFFUSE LAMELLAR KERATITIS; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KERATOMILEUSIS; KERATOPLASTY; MALE; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; VISUAL ACUITY;

COLLAGEN; CORNEAL STROMA; ELECTROCOAGULATION; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYPEROPIA; IRRIGATION; KERATITIS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; PREDNISOLONE; SURGICAL FLAPS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 67249164018     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2009.02.019     Document Type: Article

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