Heterozygous avellino corneal dystrophy 9 years after photorefractive keratectomy: Natural or laser-induced accelerated course?

Cornea

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 465-467

  Park, Shin Hae ^a   Mok, Jeewon ^b   Joo, Choun Ki ^a,b   Kim, Man Soo ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Avellino; Heterozygote; Photorefractive keratectomy

Indexed keywords

BETAXOLOL; BETOPTIC S; FLUOROMETHOLONE; OCUMETHOLONE; OPTICON; PREDNISONE ACETATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVELLINO CORNEAL DYSTROPHY; CASE REPORT; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE ABNORMALITY; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTIVE SURGERY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CORNEAL DYSTROPHIES, HEREDITARY; CORNEAL OPACITY; CORNEAL STROMA; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS, EXCIMER; MYOPIA; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 67650606768     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e31818a7df7     Document Type: Article

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