Comparison of the effect of three suturing techniques on postkeratoplasty astigmatism in keratoconus

Cornea

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1029-1033

  Javadi, Mohammad Ali ^a   Naderi, Mostafa ^b   Zare, Mohammad ^a   Jenaban, Ahmad ^e   Rabei, Hossein Mohammad ^c   Anissian, Arash ^d  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Astigmatism; Keratoconus; Keratoplasty; Suturing techniques

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KERATOPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; SUTURING METHOD; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; ASTIGMATISM; CORNEA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33845356105     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000230498.99648.69     Document Type: Article

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