Limbal relaxing incisions in congenital astigmatism: 6 month follow-up

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 715-719

  Budak, Koray ^a   Yilmaz, Gül ^a   Aslan, Bekir Sitki ^a   Duman, Sunay ^a  

^a ANKARA NUMUNE HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANISEIKONIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL CATARACT; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA LIMBUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCISION; KERATOTOMY; LENS IMPLANTATION; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTIGMATISM; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIMBUS CORNEAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0035005840     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(00)00687-8     Document Type: Article

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