Post-LASIK dry eye

Expert Review of Ophthalmology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 575-582

  Shtein, Roni M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cornea; Corneal nerves; Dry eye; Dry eye disease; Dry eye syndrome; Keratitis sicca; Laser in situ keratomileusis; Lasik; Refractive surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL TEAR; AZITHROMYCIN; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A; DOXYCYCLINE; TETRACYCLINE;

CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA EROSION; CORNEA SENSIBILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRY EYE; EYE CARE; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE INFLAMMATION; EYELID DISEASE; GENERAL CONDITION DETERIORATION; HIGH MYOPIA; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LACRIMATION; LASER EPITHELIAL KERATOMILEUSIS; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NERVE LESION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEAR FILM; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION;

EID: 80054006841     PISSN: 17469899     EISSN: 17469902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/eop.11.56     Document Type: Review

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