Intacs for the correction of keratoconus: Two-year follow-up

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 69-74

  Colin, Joseph ^a   Malet, Florence J ^a  

^a HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA; DEVICE; DISEASE COURSE; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRASTROMAL CORNEAL RING SEGMENT; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PACHOMETRY; PATIENT SAFETY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; SLIT LAMP; VACUUM; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CONTACT LENSES; CORNEAL STROMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33845653981     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.08.057     Document Type: Article

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