Effect of a standard paired arcuate incision and augmentation sutures on postkeratoplasty astigmatism

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 553-561

  Koay, Peter Y P ^a   McGhee, Charles N J ^a   Crawford, Geoffrey J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA INJURY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPLASTY; KERATOTOMY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT INDICATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0033997609     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(00)00324-2     Document Type: Article

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