Post-laser in-situ keratomileusis ectasia: Current understanding and future directions

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 406-412

  Randleman, J Bradley ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Collagen cross linking; Corneal ectasia; Corneal elasticity measurements; Intracorneal ring segments; Intraoperative pachymetry; Laser in situ keratomileusis

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

BIOMECHANICS; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA ECTASIA; CORNEA INJURY; CORNEA THICKNESS; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; CROSS LINKING; HIGH MYOPIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYSTERESIS; IMAGING; INCIDENCE; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMILEUSIS; LENS IMPLANT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; REFRACTIVE SURGERY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

CORNEA; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33747069382     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.icu.0000233963.26628.f0     Document Type: Review

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