Safety and efficacy of Intacs in Indian eyes with keratoconus: An initial report

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 115-119

  Shetty, Rohit ^a   Narayana Kannan, M ^a   Mathew, Kurian ^a   Anand, D ^a   Mhaske, Prerna ^a   Shetty, Bhujang K ^a  

^a Narayana Health City   (India)

Author keywords

Intacs; Intrastromal corneal ring; Keratoconus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CORNEA STROMA; EQUIPMENT; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INDIA; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INDIA; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 61349132124     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: 19983689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.44517     Document Type: Article

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