Treatment of irregular astigmatism and keratoconus with the VISX C-CAP method

International Ophthalmology Clinics

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 103-110

  Tamayo, Gustavo E ^a   Serrano, Mario G ^a  

^a Calle 114 No 9 46 Of 906 ^*  (Colombia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTIGMATISM; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CORNEA CURVATURE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KERATECTOMY; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER SURGERY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOPOGRAPHY; TOPOGRAPHY ASSISTED EXCIMER LASER ABLATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038374532     PISSN: 00208167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004397-200343030-00010     Document Type: Review

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