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Marginal Sterile Corneal Infiltrates After LASIK and Corneal Procedures

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  • Laser In Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK)
  • Sterile Infiltrates
  • Intracorneal Ring Segments (ICRS)
  • LASIK Procedure
  • Diffuse Lamellar Keratitis (DLK)

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  1. Instituto de Olhos Renato Ambrósio, Visare Personal Laser & Refracta-RIO, Rua Conde de Bonfim 211/712, Rio de Janeiro, 20520-050, Brazil

    Renato Ambrósio Jr M.D., Ph.D.

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo—“Escola Paulista de Medicina”, São Paulo, Brazil

    Renato Ambrósio Jr M.D., Ph.D.

  3. Rio de Janeiro Corneal Tomography and Biomechanics Study Group, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Ramon Hallal, Isaac Ramos M.D. & Fernando Faria-Correia M.D.

  4. Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Federal da Lagoa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Ramon Hallal

  5. Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

    Fernando Faria-Correia M.D.

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Ambrósio, R., Hallal, R., Ramos, I., Faria-Correia, F. (2018). Marginal Sterile Corneal Infiltrates After LASIK and Corneal Procedures. In: Alio, J., Azar, D. (eds) Management of Complications in Refractive Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60561-6_11

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