Intracorneal ring segments in ectatic corneal disease - a review

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 154-167

  Piñero, David P ^a,b   Alio, Jorge L ^a,c  

^a Vissum/Instituto Oftalmológico de Alicante ^*  (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^c MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cornea; Corneoplastic; Ectatic disorder; Intracorneal ring segment; Keratoconus

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBRIL;

ASTIGMATISM; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA NEOVASCULARIZATION; CORNEA THICKNESS; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INTRACORNEAL RING SEGMENTS; KERATITIS; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER EPITHELIAL KERATOMILEUSIS; MYOPIA; NOMOGRAM; REFRACTION ERROR; REVIEW; SLIT LAMP; TREATMENT INDICATION;

HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; REFRACTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 77952060907     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2010.02197.x     Document Type: Review

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