A case report of central toxic keratopathy in a patient post TransPRK (followed by corneal collagen cross-linking)
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A case report of central toxic keratopathy in a patient post TransPRK (followed by corneal collagen cross-linking)
PURPOSE The purpose of this article is to report a case of central toxic keratopathy in a patient post transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy (TransPRK), followed immediately by corneal collagen cross-linking. METHODS This article describes the case of a 26-year-old male after bilateral aberration-free, TransPRK laser (Schwind Amaris 750S). The procedure was performed for compound myopic...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Medical Case Reports Journal
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1179-142X
DOI: 10.2147/imcrj.s123327