Femtosecond-laser arcuate wedge-shaped resection to correct high residual astigmatism after penetrating keratoplasty

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1415-1419

  Ghanem, Ramon C ^a   Azar, Dimitri T ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; BEAM THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PERFORATING EYE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; SPECTACLES; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE REMOVAL; TOPOGRAPHY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ASTIGMATISM; CORNEA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; HUMANS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; LASER SURGERY; MALE; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SWINE;

EID: 33747355726     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.02.083     Document Type: Article

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