Iatrogenic keratoconus: Corneal ectasia following laser in situ keratomileusis for myopia

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 282-284

  McLeod, Stephen D ^a   Kisla, Timothy A ^b   Caro, Nicholas C ^b   McMahon, Timothy T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORNEA DISEASE; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CORNEA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MALE; MYOPIA;

EID: 0033972801     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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