Relaxing incision guided by videokeratography for astigmatism after keratoplasty for keratoconus

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 343-348

  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

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCISION; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; MALE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTIGMATISM; CORNEA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; KERATOTOMY, RADIAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFRACTION, OCULAR; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0033056308     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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