Intrastromal Corneal Ring Segment Implantation by Femtosecond Laser for Keratoconus Correction

Ophthalmology

Volumn 114, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1643-1652

  Shabayek, Mohamed H ^a,b   Alió, Jorge L ^a  

^a Division of Ophthalmology ^*  (Spain)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF OPHTHALMOLOGY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; DEXAMETHASONE PLUS TOBRAMYCIN; OFLOXACIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA OPACITY; CORNEA STROMA; CORNEA VASCULARIZATION; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; KERATITIS; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; LASER; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; ASTIGMATISM; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; KERATOCONUS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; REFRACTION, OCULAR; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 34548250484     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2006.11.033     Document Type: Article

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