Management of superior pellucid marginal degeneration with a single intracorneal ring segment using femtosecond laser

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 205-208

  Ertan, Aylin ^a,b   Bahadir, Mehmet ^a  

^a Kudret Eye Hospital   (Turkey)

^b Kudret Göz Hastanesi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA SURGERY; FEMTOSECOND LASER; HUMAN; LASER; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION INDEX; SINGLE SEGMENT INTRACORNEAL RING INSERTION; SLIT LAMP; SUPERIOR PELLUCID MARGINAL CORNEAL DEGENERATION; SYMPTOM; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33847141963     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20070201-15     Document Type: Article

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