Corneal ectasia after laser in situ keratomileusis in patients without apparent preoperative risk factors

Cornea

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 388-403

  Klein, Shawn R ^a,c   Epstein, Randy J ^a,d   Randleman, J Bradley ^b   Stulting, R Doyle ^b  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Bausch and Lomb ^*

^d BAUSCH AND LOMB   (United States)

Author keywords

Ectasia; Keratoconus; LASIK

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA ECTASIA; CORNEA STROMA; EYE REFRACTION; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL RISK; ADOLESCENT; BIOMECHANICS; CORNEA; INCIDENCE; LESIONS AND DEFECTS; PATHOLOGY; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CORNEA; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REFRACTION, OCULAR; RISK FACTORS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33745048744     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000222479.68242.77     Document Type: Article

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