Radial keratotomy for the optical rehabilitation of mild to moderate keratoconus: More than 5 years' experience

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 376-384

  Utine, Canan Asli ^a,b   Bayraktar, S ^a   Kaya, V ^a   Kucuksumer, Y ^a   Eren, H ^a   Perente, I ^a   Yilmaz, O F ^a  

^a Beyoglu Eye Education and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Keratoconus; Radial keratotomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CORNEA; CORNEA CURVATURE; DISEASE COURSE; EYE REFRACTION; EYE SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROPS; HYPERMETROPIA; KERATITIS; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPLASTY; PERFORATING EYE INJURY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL KERATOTOMY; REHABILITATION CARE; REOPERATION; SCAR FORMATION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL SYSTEM;

EID: 33745889950     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210601600304     Document Type: Article

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