Bilateral corneal ectasia after laser in situ keratomileusis in patient with isolated difference in central corneal thickness between eyes

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1033-1035

  Saad, Alain ^a   Gatinel, Damien ^a  

^a FONDATION OPHTALMOLOGIQUE ADOLPHE DE ROTHSCHILD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEAL ECTASIA; EYE REFRACTION; FEMTOSECOND LASER; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER; MALE; MYOPIA; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL RISK; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CORNEA; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; LASERS, EXCIMER; MALE; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 77952360173     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2010.03.023     Document Type: Article

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