Femtosecond laser astigmatic keratotomy for postkeratoplasty astigmatism

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 367-369

  Harissi Dagher, Mona ^a   Azar, Dimitri T ^a,b,c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Astigmatic keratotomy; Astigmatism; Femtosecond laser; IntraLase; Penetrating keratoplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANISOMETROPIA; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CASE REPORT; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; KERATOPLASTY; KERATOTOMY; LASER SURGERY; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; CORNEA; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

ADULT; ASTIGMATISM; CORNEA; CORNEAL SURGERY, LASER; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REFRACTION, OCULAR; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 47549115616     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/I08-043     Document Type: Article

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