JOURNAL OF REFRACTIVE SURGERY, vol.21, no.6, pp.761-763, 2005 (SCI-Expanded)
PURPOSE: Ethanol is used to loosen the corneal epithelium before photoablation in laser subepithelial keratomileusis (LASEK). In this study, the apoptotic index of corneal epithelium after ethanol exposure and the effects of topical vitamin E were evaluated.