Changes in corneal power and refraction due to sequential suture removal following nonmechanical penetrating keratoplasty in eyes with keratoconus

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Langenbucher, Achim ^a   Seitz, Berthold ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPLEGIC AGENT; OFLOXACIN; PILOCARPINE; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; VITAMIN D;

ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CORNEA; EXCIMER LASER; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTOMETRY; SUTURE REMOVAL;

EID: 31944432918     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2005.08.083     Document Type: Article

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