Corneal biomechanical properties in normal, post-laser in situ keratomileusis, and keratoconic eyes

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1371-1375

  Ortiz, Dolores ^a   Piñero, David ^a   Shabayek, Mohamed H ^a   Arnalich Montiel, Francisco ^a   Alió, Jorge L ^a  

^a Alicante   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERESIS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMILEUSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; REFRACTIVE SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; CORNEA; ELASTIC TISSUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34547105084     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.04.021     Document Type: Article

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