Efficacy of different excimer laser techniques in the management of recurrent corneal erosions

Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 635-641

  Hütz, Werner W ^a   Stachs, Oliver ^b   Hengerer, Fritz ^c   Eckhardt, Berthold ^a  

^a Augenklinik   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OFLOXACIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CORNEA EROSION; EXCIMER LASER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT CORNEAL EROSIONS; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA DISEASE; LASER EPITHELIAL KERATOMILEUSIS; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ADULT; CORNEAL DISEASES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, SUBEPITHELIAL, LASER-ASSISTED; LASER THERAPY; LASERS, EXCIMER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953234790     PISSN: 15428877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/15428877-20100830-01     Document Type: Article

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