Effect of Pterygium Surgery on Corneal Topography: A Prospective Study

Cornea

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 113-117

  Bahar, Irit ^b   Loya, Nisim ^b   Weinberger, Dov ^b   Avisar, Rahamim ^a  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Astigmatism; Corneal topography; Pterygium

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE PLUS NEOMYCIN; DEXAMYCINE; MITOMYCIN C; NEOMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; BARE SCLERA TECHNIQUE; CORNEA; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXCISION; EYE SURGERY; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; KERATOMETRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTERYGIUM; REFRACTION ERROR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOPOGRAPHY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTINEOPLASTIC; ASTIGMATISM; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CORNEA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITOMYCIN; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PTERYGIUM; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 1442349732     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200403000-00002     Document Type: Article

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