Alcohol-assisted versus Mechanical Epithelium Removal in Photorefractive Keratectomy

Journal of Ophthalmic and Vision Research

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 223-227

  Ghoreishi, Mohammad ^a   Attarzadeh, Hossein ^a   Tavakoli, Mehdi ^b   Moini, Heidar Ali ^a   Zandi, Alireza ^a   Masjedi, Amin ^a   Rismanchian, Akram ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Epithelial debridement; Ethanol; Excimer; Lasers; Photorefractive keratectomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855727019     PISSN: 20082010     EISSN: 2008322X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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