Epi-LASIK: A confocal microscopy analysis of the corneal epithelium and anterior stroma

Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 319-322

  Ramírez, Manuel ^a   Hernández Quintela, Everardo ^a   Naranjo Tackman, Ramón ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CELL; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA STROMA; CORNEA THICKNESS; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CORNEAL KERATOCYTES; CORNEAL STROMA; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; LASERS, EXCIMER; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MYOPIA; SURGICAL FLAPS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84866762160     PISSN: 15428877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/15428877-20120618-03     Document Type: Article

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