Intracorneal ring segments for keratoconus correction: Long-term follow-up

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 978-985

  Alió, Jorge L ^a   Shabayek, Mohamed H ^a   Artola, Alberto ^a  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRACORNEA RING SEGMENT; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPROSTHESIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPECTACLES; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33745450877     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.02.044     Document Type: Article

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