A step-wise approach to the management of irregular corneal astigmatism

International Ophthalmology Clinics

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 93-101

  Rehsia, Sacha ^a   Rocha, Guillermo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Medical Centre Building   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTIGMATISM; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CAMERA; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA CURVATURE; EYE AXIS LENGTH; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KERATECTOMY; KERATOPLASTY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATHOGENESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCAR FORMATION; SPECTACLES; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; VISUAL ACUITY; YAG LASER;

EID: 0037698499     PISSN: 00208167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004397-200343030-00009     Document Type: Review

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