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Marginal Sterile Corneal Infiltrates After LASIK and Corneal Procedures

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Resumo:[Excerpt] Currently, there are three key techniques to correct refractive defects in the cornea: LASIK, PRK, and SMILE. Laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) remains as the first choice for the correction of refractive errors in the majority of patients [1]. Clinical advantages of LASIK over surface ablation techniques are related to the maintenance of an intact healthy epithelium over the central cornea after the lamellar cut is performed to expose the corneal stroma for laser ablation. [...]
Autores principais:Ambrósio Jr., Renato
Outros Autores:Hallal, Ramon; Ramos, Isaac; Faria-Correia, Fernando
Assunto:Ciências Médicas::Medicina Clínica
Ano:2018
País:Portugal
Tipo de documento:capítulo de livro
Tipo de acesso:acesso restrito
Instituição associada:Universidade do Minho
Idioma:inglês
Origem:RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
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Resumo:[Excerpt] Currently, there are three key techniques to correct refractive defects in the cornea: LASIK, PRK, and SMILE. Laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) remains as the first choice for the correction of refractive errors in the majority of patients [1]. Clinical advantages of LASIK over surface ablation techniques are related to the maintenance of an intact healthy epithelium over the central cornea after the lamellar cut is performed to expose the corneal stroma for laser ablation. [...]