Visually debilitating pteiygium: Surgical and contact lens treatment

CLAO Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 83-86

  Smith, Ronald J ^a   Hallak, Joseph ^c   Vogel, Mitchell ^b   Kanellopoulos, Anastasios J ^d   Perry, Henry D ^c   Donnenfeld, Eric D ^c   Rahn, Elsa K ^c  

^a JULES STEIN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c NASSAU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CASE REPORT; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA OPACITY; HUMAN; MALE; PTERYGIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; ASTIGMATISM; CATARACT; CONTACT LENSES; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PTERYGIUM; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 0030032346     PISSN: 07338902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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