Ferrara intracorneal ring implantation and cataract surgery for the correction of pellucid marginal corneal degeneration

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2427-2430

  Akaishi, Leonardo ^a   Tzelikis, Patrick F ^a,b   Raber, Irving M ^b  

^a Brasilia Ophthalmologic Hospital   (United States)

^b WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CASE REPORT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CORNEA DISEASE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTACLES; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED; CORNEAL DYSTROPHIES, HEREDITARY; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 7044254694     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2004.04.047     Document Type: Article

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