Intacs for keratoconus and post-LASIK ectasia: Mechanical versus femtosecond laser-assisted channel creation

Cornea

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 956-962

  Carrasquillo, Karen G ^a   Rand, Janet ^b   Talamo, Jonathan H ^b,c  

^a NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY   (United States)

^b Talamo Laser Eye Consultants   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cornea ectasia; Femtosecond laser; Intacs; Intracorneal ring segments; Intralase; Keratectasia; Keratoconus; Post LASIK keratectasia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KERATECTASIA; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CORNEAL STROMA; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; REFRACTION, OCULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 34548202347     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e31811dfa66     Document Type: Article

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