Measurement of depth of intacs implanted via femtosecond laser using pentacam

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 377-382

  Kamburoglu, Günhal ^a,b   Ertan, Aylin ^a   Saraçbasi, Osman ^c  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Kudret Goz Hastanesi   (Turkey)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMPLANT; INTRASTROMAL CORNEAL RING SEGMENT; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; LASER; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CORNEAL STROMA; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; LASERS; MALE; PHOTOGRAPHY; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 65249156488     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081597X-20090401-05     Document Type: Article

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