Early changes in corneal sensation, ocular surface integrity, and tear-film function after laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2316-2321

  Horwath Winter, Jutta ^a,b   Vidic, Bertram ^a   Schwantzer, Gerold ^b   Schmut, Otto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYE; FLUORESCEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORNEA; DRY EYE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; KERATOMILEUSIS; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIRMER TEST; STAINING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEAR FILM;

ADULT; CORNEA; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, SUBEPITHELIAL, LASER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; TEARS;

EID: 7044234706     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2004.03.042     Document Type: Article

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