Corneal wedge resection to treat progressive keratoconus in the host cornea after penetrating keratoplasty

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 395-401

  Ilari, Luca ^a   Daya, Sheraz M ^a  

^a QUEEN VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA; CORNEA SURGERY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; MALE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOPOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0037328267     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(02)01487-6     Document Type: Article

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