Central Toxic Keratitis: Description of a Syndrome in Laser Refractive Surgery

"2 The exact pathophysiologic mechanism of this syndrome remains unclear. Because the authors suspect that a toxic reaction related to laser photoactivation might be involved, the type of laser used, the duration of laser exposure, and the dates of the original laser surgery performed in these...

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Published inAmerican journal of ophthalmology Vol. 144; no. 2; pp. 332 - 333
Main Authors Jin, George J.C, Merkley, Kevin H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago Elsevier Inc 01.08.2007
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Lasers
Ophthalmology
Surgery
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Summary:"2 The exact pathophysiologic mechanism of this syndrome remains unclear. Because the authors suspect that a toxic reaction related to laser photoactivation might be involved, the type of laser used, the duration of laser exposure, and the dates of the original laser surgery performed in these patients could be important information relevant to this hypothesis.
ISSN:0002-9394
1879-1891
DOI:10.1016/j.ajo.2007.04.027