INTACS for keratoconus

International Ophthalmology Clinics

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 63-76

  Rabinowitz, Yaron S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTACT LENS; CORNEA SURGERY; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; CORNEA STROMA; EYE REFRACTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

CORNEAL STROMA; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; REFRACTION, OCULAR; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 77954633928     PISSN: 00208167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IIO.0b013e3181e21b76     Document Type: Review

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