Keratitis after implantation of intrastromal corneal ring segments (Intacs) aided by femtosecond laser for keratoconus correction: Case report and description of the literature

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 780-784

  Levy, Jaime ^a   Lifshitz, Tova ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Femtosecond laser; Intacs; Intrastromal corneal ring segments; Keratitis; Keratoconus

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; CEFTAZIDIME; DOXYCYCLINE HYCLATE; FUSIDIC ACID; MOXIFLOXACIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORNEA SURGERY; EVENING DOSAGE; EYE PAIN; FEMALE; FEMTOSECOND LASER; HUMAN; INTRASTROMAL CORNEAL RING SEGMENT IMPLANTATION; KERATITIS; KERATOCONUS; LASER; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 77954652235     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067211002000422     Document Type: Article

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