Intacs: The intrastromal corneal ring

International Ophthalmology Clinics

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 199-208

  Linebarger, Eric J ^a   Song, Diane ^a   Ruckhofer, Josef ^a   Schanzlin, David J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORNEA; DEVICE; KERATECTOMY; KERATOMILEUSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0033880690     PISSN: 00208167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004397-200007000-00021     Document Type: Review

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