Organization of collagen fibrils in the corneal stroma in relation to mechanical properties and surgical practice

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 695-699

  Meek, Keith M ^a,b   Newton, Richard H ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CORNEA STROMA; EYE REFRACTION; EYE SURGERY; HUMAN; KERATOPLASTY; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLERA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ASTIGMATISM; BIOMECHANICS; COLLAGEN; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MYOPIA;

EID: 0032753161     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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