Ocular surface changes in laser in situ keratomileusis-induced neurotrophic epitheliopathy

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 803-809

  Savini, Giacomo ^a   Barboni, Piero ^a   Zanini, Maurizio ^a   Tseng, Scheffer C G ^b  

^a Centro Salus   (Italy)

^b OCULAR SURFACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLINKING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA SENSIBILITY; DENERVATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; KERATOMILEUSIS INDUCED NEUROTROPHIC EPITHELIOPATHY; LACRIMATION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 9144258736     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20041101-08     Document Type: Article

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