Intacs insertion with the femtosecond laser for the management of keratoconus. One-year results

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2039-2042

  Ertan, Aylin ^a   Kamburoǧlu, Günhal ^a   Bahadir, Mehmet ^a  

^a Kudret Eye Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAMERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE REFRACTION; FEMTOSECOND LASER; HUMAN; IMPLANT; IMPLANTATION; INTACS INSERT; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; LASER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

CORNEAL STROMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33751309178     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.08.032     Document Type: Article

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