Corneal topography, arcuate keratotomy, and compression sutures for astigmatism after penetrating keratoplasty

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1996, Pages

  Koffler, Bruce H ^a   Smith, Vivien M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b Center for Advanced Eye Surgery   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; KERATOTOMY; MALE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUTURING METHOD; TOPOGRAPHY; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED; ASTIGMATISM; CORNEA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; KERATOTOMY, RADIAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REFRACTION, OCULAR; SUTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0029922287     PISSN: 08830444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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