Treatment of dense subepithelial corneal haze after laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy
- 1 March 2004
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
- Vol. 30 (3) , 709-714
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0886-3350(03)00521-2
Abstract
We report a case of dense and visually significant corneal haze after laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy (LASEK). Visually significant corneal haze after LASEK can be successfully treated with manual debridement and intraoperative mitomycin-C.Keywords
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