Modified intracorneal ring segment implantations (INTACS) for the management of moderate to advanced keratoconus: Efficacy and complications

Cornea

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-33

  Kanellopoulos, A John ^a,b,d   Pe, Lawrence H ^a,b   Perry, Henry D ^a   Donnenfeld, Eric D ^a,c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LaserVisiongr Eye Institute   (Greece)

^c EAR AND THROAT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Pyrgos Athinon   (Greece)

Author keywords

Intracorneal ring segments; Keratoconus; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER DISEASE; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA SURGERY; EVALUATION; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRACORNEAL RING SEGMENT IMPLANTATION; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; SPECTACLES; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 29744465625     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000167883.63266.60     Document Type: Article

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