Penetrating keratoplasty for iatrogenic keratoconus after repeat myopic laser in situ keratomileusis: Histologic findings and literature review

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2217-2224

  Seitz, Berthold ^a   Rozsíval, Pavel ^b   Feuermannova, Alena ^b   Langenbucher, Achim ^a   Naumann, Gottfried O H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORNEA THICKNESS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMILEUSIS; KERATOPLASTY; LASER SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE FLAP;

EID: 0346118992     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(03)00406-1     Document Type: Article

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