Iatrogenic keratectasia after laser in situ keratomileusis

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 312-317

  Seiler, Theo ^a,c   Koufala, Konstantina ^b   Richter, Gernot ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Orasis Hellenic Eye Center   (Greece)

^c Dept of Ophthalmology ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CASE REPORT; CORNEA THICKNESS; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; KERATOMILEUSIS; KERATOPATHY; MALE; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRENGTH;

ADULT; CORNEA; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MYOPIA; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0031779852     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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