 Photorefractive Keratectomy
"Photorefractive Keratectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A type of refractive surgery of the CORNEA to correct MYOPIA and ASTIGMATISM. An EXCIMER LASER is used directly on the surface of the EYE to remove some of the CORNEAL EPITHELIUM thus reshaping the anterior curvature of the cornea.
| Descriptor ID |
D018903
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.594.480.875 E04.014.520.480.875 E04.540.825.437.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Photorefractive Keratectomy- Photorefractive Keratectomy
- Keratectomies, Photorefractive
- Keratectomy, Photorefractive
- Photorefractive Keratectomies
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Photorefractive Keratectomy" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Photorefractive Keratectomy" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Photorefractive Keratectomy" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Hashemi H, Pakbin M, Pakravan M, Fotouhi A, Jafarzadehpur E, Aghamirsalim M, Khabazkhoob M. Effect of Short Versus Long-Term Steroid on Corneal Haze After Photorefractive Keratectomy: A Randomized, Double-Masked Clinical Trial. Am J Ophthalmol. 2022 03; 235:211-220.
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Pakbin M, Khabazkhoob M, Pakravan M, Fotouhi A, Jafarzadehpur E, Aghamirsalim M, Hashemi H. Corneal Scheimpflug Densitometry in Photorefractive Keratectomy Candidates. Cornea. 2020 Nov; 39(11):1381-1388.
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Riedl JC, Schuster AK, Musayeva A, Wasielica-Poslednik J, Marx-Gross S, Gericke A. Effects of Superficial Keratectomy in Peripheral Hypertrophic Subepithelial Corneal Opacification on Front and Back Corneal Astigmatism. Curr Eye Res. 2021 03; 46(3):284-289.
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Pakbin M, Khabazkhoob M, Pakravan M, Fotouhi A, Jafarzadehpour E, Aghamirsalim M, Seyedian MA, Hashemi H. Duration of topical steroid application after photorefractive keratectomy with mitomycin C. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2020 04; 46(4):622-632.
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