Automated lamellar keratoplasty for recurrent granular corneal dystrophy after phototherapeutic keratectomy

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 288-293

  Chen, Wei ^a,b   Qu, Jia ^a   Wang, Qinmei ^a   Lu, Fan ^a   Barabino, Stefano ^b  

^a WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA THICKNESS; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATOPLASTY; MALE; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 18844370633     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20050501-13     Document Type: Article

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