Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 7 , Pages 1251-1259 , July 2009

Histological evaluation of mechanical epithelial separation in epithelial laser in situ keratomileusis

Received 17 October 2008 ,Revised 13 February 2009 ,Accepted 19 February 2009.

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 No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

 Supported in part by the High-Tech Research Center Program and the Center of Excellence Program for the 21st Century from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology, Japan.

PII: S0886-3350(09)00311-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2009.02.025

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 7 , Pages 1251-1259 , July 2009

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