Corneal scarring and irregular astigmatism following refractive surgery in a corneal transplant

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-49

  Danjoux, Jean Pierre ^a,b   Fraenkel, Graham ^a,b   Wai, David ^b   Conway, Max ^b   Eckstein, Robert ^b   Lawless, Michael ^a,b,c  

^a Sydney Refractive Surgery Centre   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Sydney Refractive Surgery Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Astigmatism; Corneal transplant; Photorefractive keratectomy; Refractive keratotomy; Scar

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORNEA INJURY; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; EXCIMER LASER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; LASER SURGERY; MALE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SCAR;

ADULT; ASTIGMATISM; CICATRIX; CORNEA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; REOPERATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0031913631     PISSN: 08149763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1606.1998.00081.x     Document Type: Article

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