Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty after intacs implantation in patients with keratoconus

Cornea

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 32-35

  Fontana, Luigi ^a   Parente, Gabriella ^a   Sincich, Antonia ^a   Tassinari, Giorgio ^a  

^a MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty; Intacs; Intrastromal corneal ring segments; Keratoconus

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORNEA STROMA; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; CORNEAL IMPLANT; DEEP ANTERIOR LAMELLAR KERATOPLASTY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPLANT; INTRASTROMAL CORNEAL RING SEGMENT IMPLANTATION; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; KERATOPLASTY; MALE; MYOPIA; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID THERAPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; DEVICE REMOVAL; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; REOPERATION; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADULT; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 62149132596     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e318183a40c     Document Type: Article

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