Diamond burr polishing for recurrent corneal erosions: Results from a prospective randomized controlled trial

Cornea

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 152-156

  Wong, Victoria W Y ^a,b   Chi, Stanley C C ^a,b   Lam, Dennis S C ^a,b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG EYE HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Diamond burr polishing; Recurrent corneal erosion; Superficial keratectomy

Indexed keywords

DIAMOND; HOMATROPINE; LEVOFLOXACIN; LUBRICATING AGENT; PROXYMETACAINE; TOBRAMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VISCOTEARS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR BASEMENT MEMBRANE DYSTROPHY; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA EROSION; CORNEA OPACITY; DEBRIDEMENT; DIAMOND BURR SUPERFICIAL KERATECTOMY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EPITHELIAL DEBRIDEMENT; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; SLIT LAMP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGED; ASTIGMATISM; CORNEAL ULCER; DEBRIDEMENT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; EYEGLASSES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650599144     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e31818526ec     Document Type: Article

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