Intrastromal ring segment insertion using a femtosecond laser to correct pellucid marginal corneal degeneration

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1710-1716

  Ertan, Aylin ^a   Bahadir, Mehmet ^a  

^a Kudret Eye Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAMERA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; DEVICE; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; FEMTOSECOND LASER; HUMAN; INTRASTROMAL RING SEGMENT; KERATOMETRY; LASER; MALE; PELLUCID MARGINAL CORNEA DEGENERATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SLIT LAMP; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTIGMATISM; CORNEAL DYSTROPHIES, HEREDITARY; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33748947853     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.06.015     Document Type: Article

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