Early onset ectasia following laser in situ keratomileusus: Case report and literature review

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 177-184

  Rao, Sanjay N ^a   Epstein, Randy J ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOMMODATION PARALYSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA DISEASE; EYE REFRACTION; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MALE; MYOPIA; REFRACTION, OCULAR; RISK FACTORS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0036307550     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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