Mistaken diagnosis of keratoconus because of corneal warpage induced by hydrogel lens wear

Cornea

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1153-1155

  Tseng, Santos Shan Yu ^a,b   Hsiao, John Ching Jen ^a,c   Chang, David Chao Kai ^c  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c Nobel Eye Clinic   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Contact lens warpage; Corneal warpage; Hydrogel contact lenses; Keratoconus; Laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK)

Indexed keywords

FLUOROMETHOLONE; LUBRICATING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CASE REPORT; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA INJURY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; KERATITIS; KERATOCONUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTIVE SURGERY; SLIT LAMP; TOPOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ASTIGMATISM; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; CORNEA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEL; KERATOCONUS; REFRACTION, OCULAR; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 34748884311     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e318055e65c     Document Type: Article

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