INTACS for keratoconus

International Ophthalmology Clinics

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 91-103

  Rabinowitz, Yaron S ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER ANGLE; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA EROSION; CORNEA PERFORATION; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INCISION; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMILEUSIS; KERATOPROSTHESIS; LASER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

CORNEAL STROMA; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION;

EID: 33748252470     PISSN: 00208167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004397-200604630-00009     Document Type: Review

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