Transepithelial, topography-guided ablation in the treatment of visual disturbances in LASIK flap or interface complications

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 120-126

  Chen, Xiangjun ^a,b   Stojanovic, Aleksandar ^a,b,c   Zhou, Wen ^d   Utheim, Tor Paaske ^e   Stojanovic, Filip ^f   Wang, Qinmei ^d  

^a SynsLaser Kirurgi AS   (Norway)

^b SynsLaser Kirurgi AS   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^d WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA DISEASE; CUSTOM TRANSEPITHELIAL NO TOUCH TECHNIQUE; EMMETROPIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; LIGHT SCATTERING; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THICKNESS; TOPOGRAPHY; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADULT; ASTIGMATISM; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; LASERS, EXCIMER; LIGHT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84863011272     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: 19382391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081597X-20110926-01     Document Type: Article

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