Evaluating risk factors for ectasia: What is the goal of assessing risk?

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 236-237

  Randleman, J Bradley ^a  

^a EMORY EYE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA THICKNESS; EDITORIAL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMILEUSIS; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE CORNEA ECTASIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTIVE SURGERY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

CORNEA; CORNEAL DISEASES; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77951075780     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081597X-20100318-02     Document Type: Editorial

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