Causes of intrastromal corneal ring segment explantation: Clinicopathologic correlation analysis

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 970-977

  Ferrer, Consuelo ^a   Alió, Jorge L ^a   Uceda Montañés, Antonio ^a   Pérez Santonja, Jose J ^a   Diaz del Rio, Miguel A ^a   Alvarez de Toledo, Juan ^a   Teus, Miguel A ^a   Javaloy, Jaime ^a  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA MELTING; CORNEA PERFORATION; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRASTROMAL CORNEAL RING SEGMENT IMPLANTATION; KERATITIS; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMILEUSIS; KERATOPLASTY; MALE; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; REFRACTIVE SURGERY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL STROMA; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952528197     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2009.12.042     Document Type: Article

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