Single intrastromal corneal ring segment implantation using the femtosecond laser after radial keratotomy in a keratoconic patient

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 197-199

  Coskunseven, Efekan ^a   Kymionis, George D ^a   Bouzoukis, Dimitrios I ^a   Aslan, Ebru ^a   Pallikaris, Ioannis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; BIOMICROSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL KERATOTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; ASTIGMATISM; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; KERATOTOMY, RADIAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 57649220699     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.07.037     Document Type: Article

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