Efficacy of 2 types of silicone hydrogel bandage contact lenses after photorefractive keratectomy

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2103-2108

  Grentzelos, Michael A ^a   Plainis, Sotiris ^a   Astyrakakis, Nikolaos I ^a   Diakonis, Vasilios F ^a   Kymionis, George D ^a   Kallinikos, Panagiotis ^a   Pallikaris, Ioannis G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EPITHELIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROGEL DRESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLIT LAMP; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; BANDAGES, HYDROCOLLOID; CONTACT LENSES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROGELS; LASERS, EXCIMER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SILICONES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71149115077     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2009.07.015     Document Type: Article

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