Bilateral Salzmann-like nodular corneal degeneration after laser in situ keratomileusis imaged with anterior segment optical coherence tomography and high-frequency ultrasound biomicroscopy

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 785-787

  VanderBeek, Brian L ^a   Silverman, Ronald H ^a   Starr, Christopher E ^a  

^a NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; CYCLOSPORIN A; LOTEPREDNOL ETABONATE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; BIOMICROSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEAL DEGENERATION; DRY EYE; EYE EXAMINATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; KERATOMILEUSIS; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; ASTIGMATISM; CORNEAL DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MICROSCOPY, ACOUSTIC; SURGICAL FLAPS; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 62349129821     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.09.033     Document Type: Article

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