Keratoglobus and posterior subcapsular cataract: Surgical considerations and in vivo microstructural analysis

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 237-242

  Ku, Judy Y F ^a   Grupcheva, Christina N ^a   Fisk, Michael J ^a,b   McGhee, Charles N J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EYE DROPS;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA INJURY; CORNEA STROMA; CORNEA THICKNESS; DEVICE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOOCULOGRAPHY; EYE SURGERY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; KERATOGLOBUS; KERATOMETRY; MALE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; SLIT LAMP; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 1242274440     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(03)00644-8     Document Type: Article

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