Reduced Application Time for Prophylactic Mitomycin C in Photorefractive Keratectomy

Ophthalmology

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 885-889

  Virasch, Vanee V ^a   Majmudar, Parag A ^a   Epstein, Randy J ^a   Vaidya, Neel S ^a   Dennis, Richard F ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOMYCIN C;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; HIGH MYOPIA; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCAR FORMATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; ALKYLATING AGENTS; CORNEAL OPACITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS, EXCIMER; MALE; MITOMYCIN; MYOPIA; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 77951621357     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2009.10.024     Document Type: Article

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