Biomechanical and morphological corneal response to placement of intrastromal corneal ring segments for keratoconus

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1761-1767

  Dauwe, Caroline ^a   Touboul, David ^a   Roberts, Cynthia J ^a   Mahmoud, Ashraf M ^a   Kérautret, Julien ^a   Fournier, Pierre ^a   Malecaze, François ^a   Colin, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERESIS; IMPLANTATION; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; ELASTIC TISSUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349582568     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2009.05.033     Document Type: Article

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