The changes in corneal biomechanical parameters after phototherapeutic keratectomy in eyes with granular corneal dystrophy

Eye

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1790-1795

  Kamiya, K ^a   Shimizu, K ^a   Ohmoto, F ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Corneal biomechanics; Corneal hysteresis; Corneal resistance factor; Corneal thickness; PTK

Indexed keywords

FLUMETHOLONE; FLUOROMETHOLONE; LEVOFLOXACIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA THICKNESS; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FEMALE; GRANULAR CORNEAL DYSTROPHY; HUMAN; HYSTERESIS; KERATECTOMY; MALE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; CORNEA; CORNEAL DYSTROPHIES, HEREDITARY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 70349196155     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2008.373     Document Type: Article

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