Intracorneal rings for keratoconus and keratectasia

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1303-1314

  Ertan, Aylin ^a   Colin, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTACT LENS; CORNEA; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA THICKNESS; HUMAN; INTRACORNEAL RING; KERATECTASIA; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMILEUSIS; KERATOPLASTY; LENS IMPLANT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ACUITY;

ANIMALS; CORNEAL EDEMA; CORNEAL STROMA; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION;

EID: 34250663476     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.02.048     Document Type: Review

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