Corneal dynamics after single interrupted suture removal following penetrating keratoplasty

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 475-480

  Solomon, Abraham ^a   Siganos, Charalambos S ^a   Frucht Pery, Joseph ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; EYE REFRACTION; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; SUTURE REMOVAL; TOPOGRAPHY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGED; ASTIGMATISM; CORNEA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0032769171     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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