Long-term follow-up of intrastromal corneal ring segments in keratoconus

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1768-1773

  Torquetti, Leonardo ^a   Berbel, Rodrigo Fabri ^a   Ferrara, Paulo ^a  

^a a private clinic   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; HYDROXYPROPYLMETHYLCELLULOSE; KETOROLAC; MOXIFLOXACIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; LONG TERM CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ACUITY;

CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 70349208573     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2009.05.036     Document Type: Article

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