Evaluation of a risk factor scoring system for corneal ectasia after LASIK in eyes with normal topography

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 241-250

  Binder, Perry S ^a   Trattler, William B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Center for Excellence in Eye Care Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA ECTASIA; CORNEA THICKNESS; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMILEUSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CORNEA; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951081431     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081597X-20100212-02     Document Type: Article

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