Keratectasia after laser in situ keratomileusis: Clinicopathological case report

Ophthalmologica

Volumn 220, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 58-64

  Kim, Hyojin ^a   In, Kyung Song ^a   Joo, Choun Ki ^a,b,c  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b Korea National Research Resource Center   (South Korea)

^c The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bowman's layer; Keratectasia; Keratoconus; Laser in situ keratomileusis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOWMAN MEMBRANE; BRIGHT FIELD MICROSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA LESION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LASER EPITHELIAL KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; TISSUE SECTION; TOPOGRAPHY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 29244439556     PISSN: 00303755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000089276     Document Type: Article

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