Astigmatism and the impact of relaxing incisions after penetrating keratoplasty

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 284-289

  Claesson, Margareta ^a   Armitage, W John ^b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INCISION; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTIVE SURGERY; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33947363405     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20070301-12     Document Type: Article

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