Localized midperipheral corneal steepening after hyperopic LASIK following radial keratotomy

Cornea

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 679-683

  Chan, Clara C ^b   Rootman, David S ^a  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cornea dehiscence; Hyperopia; LASIK; Midperipheral corneal steepening; Radial keratotomy

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE PLUS TOBRAMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA DISEASE; EYE PAIN; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; KERATOMILEUSIS; LOCALIZED MIDPERIPHERAL CORNEAL STEEPENING; PHOTOPHOBIA; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL KERATOTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOPOGRAPHY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPEROPIA; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; KERATOTOMY, RADIAL; REOPERATION;

EID: 0141596901     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200310000-00013     Document Type: Article

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