Corneal intrastromal implantation surgery for the treatment of moderate and high myopia

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 194-198

  Daxer, Albert ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA SURGERY; CORNEAL INTRASTROMAL IMPLANTATION SURGERY; FEMALE; HIGH MYOPIA; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; LENS IMPLANT; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERAPY EFFECT; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; MALE; MYOPIA; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; REFRACTION, OCULAR; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 38649093291     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.10.011     Document Type: Article

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