Laser in-situ keratomileusis in patients with diabetes mellitus: A review of the literature

Clinical Ophthalmology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1665-1674

  Simpson, Rachel G ^a   Moshirfar, Majid ^b   Edmonds, Jason N ^b   Christiansen, Steven M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Diabetic corneal neuropathy; Diabetic keratopathy; LASIK surgery; Refractive surgery

Indexed keywords

CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC CORNEAL NEUROPATHY; DIABETIC KERATOPATHY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EYE INFECTION; FEMTOSECOND LASER; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INFECTION RISK; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IRIDECTOMY; KERATOMILEUSIS; KERATOPATHY; MICROKERATOME; NEUROPATHY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SAFETY; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; RADIAL KERATOTOMY; REFRACTIVE SURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURGICAL INFECTION; SYNDROME DELINEATION; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VITRECTOMY; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 84869210298     PISSN: 11775467     EISSN: 11775483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/OPTH.S36382     Document Type: Review

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