Cellular effects after laser in situ keratomileusis flap formation with femtosecond lasers: A review

Cornea

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 198-205

  Santhiago, Marcony R ^a   Wilson, Steven E ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

cellular response; Femtosecond laser; LASIK; refractive surgery

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORNEA CELL; CORNEA STROMA; FEMTOSECOND LASER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOLOGY; INFLAMMATORY CELL; KERATITIS; KERATOMILEUSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CORNEA; CORNEAL STROMA; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 84855839468     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: 15364798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3182068c42     Document Type: Review

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