Role of epithelial hyperplasia in regression following photorefractive keratectomy.
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Role of epithelial hyperplasia in regression following photorefractive keratectomy.
AIM To determine the relation between epithelial hyperplasia and regression of effect after photorefractive keratectomy (PRK). METHODS Seventy unilaterally treated patients with PRK were examined. All eyes had been treated with the Summit excimer laser 27 (SD 7) months previously with zone diameters of 4.1 to 5.0 mm. The untreated fellow eyes served as controls. Epithelial thickness was measu...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.80.6.545