Histopathological analysis of post-laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis corneal ectasia with intrastromal corneal ring segments

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 123, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1604-1607

  Spirn, Marc J ^b   Dawson, Daniel G ^b   Rubinfeld, Roy S ^b   Burris, Christine ^b   Talamo, Jonathan ^b   Edelhauser, Henry F ^b   Grossniklaus, Hans E ^a  

^a EMORY EYE CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA ECTASIA; CORNEA SURGERY; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GAS PERMEABILITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; REFRACTIVE SURGERY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ASTIGMATISM; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION;

EID: 27744495162     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 00039950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.123.11.1604     Document Type: Article

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