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Avellino corneal dystrophy after LASIK.
Ophthalmology - 1 Mar 2004
Jun Roo Min, Tchah Hungwon, Kim Tae-im, Stulting R Doyle, Jung Seung Eun, Seo Kyoung Yul, Lee Dong Ho, Kim Eung Kweon
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To report cases of Avellino corneal dystrophy (ACD) exacerbated by LASIK for myopia. DESIGN: Retrospective, noncomparative, interventional case series and review of the literature. PARTICIPANTS: Seven patients. INTERVENTION: Six patients with exacerbation of granular corneal deposits after LASIK were examined for TGFBI mutations by polymerase chain reaction sequencing of DNA. One previously reported...
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