Intracorneal ring segment implantation for the management of keratoconus: Safety and efficacy

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1886-1891

  Zare, Mohammad A ^a   Hashemi, Hassan ^a   Salari, Mohammad R ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; DEVICE; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; KERATITIS; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; MALE; PACHYMETRY; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPECTACLES; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CORNEAL STROMA; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; REFRACTION, OCULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 35349030758     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.06.055     Document Type: Article

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