Late onset of deep corneal vascularization: A rare complication of intrastromal corneal ring segments for keratoconus

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 298-300

  Cosar, Cemile Banu ^a,c   Sridhar, M S ^b   Sener, Bozkurt ^a  

^a Acibadem Eye Center   (Turkey)

^b SRIVISION Eye Hospital   (India)

^c Sinpas Aqua Manors Sitesi D 18   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Corneal neovascularization; Deep vascularization; Explantation; Intacs; Intrastromal corneal ring segments

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; FLUOROMETHOLONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CORNEA LIMBUS; CORNEA NEOVASCULARIZATION; CORNEA SURGERY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; EXPLANT; HUMAN; INTRASTROMAL CORNEAL RIGN SEGMENTS IMPLANTATION; KERATOCONUS; LENS IMPLANTATION; MALE; ONSET AGE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; TOPICAL TREATMENT; VISUAL ACUITY; CORNEA STROMA; DEVICE REMOVAL; IMPLANTATION; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES;

ADULT; CORNEAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; CORNEAL STROMA; DEVICE REMOVAL; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION;

EID: 65249189441     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210901900222     Document Type: Article

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