Stability of LASIK in topographically suspect keratoconus confirmed non-keratoconic by artemis VHF digital ultrasound epithelial thickness mapping: 1-Year follow-up

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 569-577

  Reinstein, Dan Z ^a,b,c,d   Archer, Timothy J ^a   Gobbe, Marine ^a  

^a LONDON VISION CLINIC   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d CENTRE HOSPITALIER NATIONAL D OPHTALMOLOGIE DES QUINZE VINGTS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIGITAL ULTRASOUND EPITHELIAL THICKNESS MAPPING; EYE REFRACTION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMILEUSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPECTACLES; TOPOGRAPHY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; LASERS, EXCIMER; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; REFRACTION, OCULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651008684     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081597X-20090610-02     Document Type: Article

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