Long-term results of corneal wedge excision for pellucid marginal degeneration

Eye

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 613-617

  Maclean, Hunter ^a,b   Robinson, Lyon P ^a   Wechsler, Alfred W ^a  

^a SYDNEY EYE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Astigmatism; Keratoconus; Pellucid marginal degeneration; Penetrating keratoplasty; Wedge excision

Indexed keywords

NYLON; POLYPROPYLENE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA STROMA; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROPS; KERATOMETRY; MALE; PANNUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0030666482     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.1997.164     Document Type: Article

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