A systematic review of Ferrara's ring in the treatment of keratoconus

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 865-866

  El Dib, Regina P ^a   De Freitas, Denise ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; EYE SURGERY; FERRARA RING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KERATOCONUS; LETTER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOPOGRAPHY; TREATMENT INDICATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 56249083894     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081597x-20081101-25     Document Type: Letter

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