American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 141, Issue 5 , Pages 799-809.e1 , May 2006

Corneal Keratocyte Deficits After Photorefractive Keratectomy and Laser In Situ Keratomileusis

  • Jay C. Erie, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Jay C. Erie, MD, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905
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  • Sanjay V. Patel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
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  • Jay W. McLaren, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
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  • David O. Hodge, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
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  • William M. Bourne, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.

,Accepted 5 December 2005.

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 See accompanying Editorial on page 918.This study was supported in part by grant EY 02037 from the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland; Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc, New York, New York; and the Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota.Data from this study were presented in part at the Annual Meeting of the American Ophthalmological Society, Sea Island, Georgia, May 24, 2005.

PII: S0002-9394(05)01299-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2005.12.014

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 141, Issue 5 , Pages 799-809.e1 , May 2006

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