Current treatment options for corneal ectasia

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 284-289

  Tan, Donald T H ^a,b   Por, Yong Ming ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE NATIONAL EYE CENTRE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Anterior lamellar keratoplasty; Collagen cross linking; Corneal ectasia; Keratoconus; Pellucid marginal ectasia

Indexed keywords

ASTIGMATISM; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA STROMA; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; CORNEAL ECTASIA; CROSS LINKING; DISEASE COURSE; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; KERATOMILEUSIS; KERATOPLASTY; LASER EPITHELIAL KERATOMILEUSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CORNEAL DISEASES; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 34250740028     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e3281a7ecaa     Document Type: Review

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