Treatment strategies for corneal ectasia

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 255-258

  Bromley, Jennifer G ^a   Randleman, J Bradley ^a  

^a EMORY EYE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Collagen cross linking; Contact lenses; Corneal ectasia; Intracorneal ring segments; Keratoplasty; Laser in situ keratomileusis

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; RIBOFLAVIN;

ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA ECTASIA; CROSS LINKING; DISEASE COURSE; EXCIMER LASER; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMILEUSIS; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTIVE SURGERY; REVIEW; SOFT CONTACT LENS; TREATMENT PLANNING; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; VISION;

CORNEAL DISEASES; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REFRACTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 77954029936     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e32833a8bfe     Document Type: Review

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