Changes in corneal biomechanics in patients with keratoconus after penetrating keratoplasty

Cornea

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1247-1251

  Yenerel, Nursal Melda ^a   Kucumen, Raciha Beril ^a   Gorgun, Ebru ^a  

^a YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

corneal biomechanics; keratoconus; ocular response analyzer; penetrating keratoplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA THICKNESS; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; CORNEAL HYSTERESIS; CORNEAL RESISTANCE FACTOR; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; KERATOCONUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; COMPLIANCE; CORNEA; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 78149283908     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3181ca6383     Document Type: Article

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