Risk factors for progression to penetrating keratoplasty in patients with keratoconus

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 140, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 607.e1-607.e6

  Reeves, Sherman W ^a   Stinnett, Sandra ^a,b   Adelman, Ron A ^c   Afshari, Natalie A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY EYE CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 26844498801     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2005.05.029     Document Type: Article

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