Delayed epithelial healing following photorefractive keratectomy with mitomycin C treatment

Acta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 271-276

  Kremer, Israel ^a,b   Ehrenberg, Miriam ^a   Levinger, Shmuel ^b  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b Enaim Laser Center   (Israel)

Author keywords

delayed epithelial healing; mitomycin C; photorefractive keratectomy

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; DICLOFENAC; EYE DROPS; FLUOROMETHOLONE; MITOMYCIN C; MOXIFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALKYLATING AGENTS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEBRIDEMENT; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; LASERS, EXCIMER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITOMYCIN; MYOPIA; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860441465     PISSN: 1755375X     EISSN: 17553768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2010.01894.x     Document Type: Article

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