Can Eximer laser contribute to the treatment of keratoconus?;Le laser Excimer peut-il tenir une place dans le traitement du keratocone?

Journal Francais d'Ophtalmologie

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 758-766

  Cochener, B ^a,b   Le Floch, G ^a,b   Volant, A ^a,c   Colin, J ^a,b  

^a CHU Morvan ^*

^b SERVICE DE RHUMATOLOGIE   (France)

^c CHU MORVAN   (France)

Author keywords

Excimer laser; Keratoconus; Refractive surgery; Therapeutic photokeratectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; MALE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY;

ADULT; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; KERATOCONUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0031450628     PISSN: 01815512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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