The U.S. army surface ablation study: Comparison of PRK, MMC-PRK, and LASEK in moderate to high myopia

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 256-264

  Sia, Rose K ^a   Ryan, Denise S ^a   Edwards, Jayson D ^b   Stutzman, Richard D ^c   Bower, Kraig S ^d  

^a FORT BELVOIR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KETOROLAC; MITOMYCIN; MOXIFLOXACIN;

ABLATION THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BANDAGE CONTACT LENS; EMMETROPIA; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH MYOPIA; HUMAN; LASER EPITHELIAL KERATOMILEUSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFRACTIVE SURGERY; SOLDIER; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ALKYLATING AGENTS; CELL COUNT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CORNEA; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, MILITARY; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, SUBEPITHELIAL, LASER-ASSISTED; LASERS, EXCIMER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MITOMYCIN; MYOPIA; MYOPIA, DEGENERATIVE; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFRACTION, OCULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899525245     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: 19382391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081597X-20140320-04     Document Type: Article

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