Corneal reshaping: Is it a good alternative to refractive surgery?

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 394-398

  Lipson, Michael J ^a   Sugar, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Contact lenses; Corneal topography; Laser in situ keratomileusis; Myopia; Overnight corneal reshaping; Vision related quality of life

Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA CURVATURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KERATITIS; KERATOMILEUSIS; MYOPIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERNIGHT CORNEAL RESHAPING; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTIVE SURGERY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; CORNEA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MYOPIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFRACTION, OCULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33747076631     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.icu.0000233961.19004.cf     Document Type: Review

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