Corneal ectasia detected 32 months after LASIK for correction of myopia and asymmetric astigmatism

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1222-1225

  Piccoli, Pedro M ^a   Gomes, Alessandra A C ^a   Piccoli, Fernanda V R ^b  

^a Clinica Barigui de Oftalmologia   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CASE REPORT; CORNEA ECTASIA; CORNEA INJURY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; KERATOMETRY; KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; SAFETY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0038311780     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(02)01914-4     Document Type: Article

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