Does photorefractive keratectomy affect keratoconus progression?

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 925-926

  Khochtali, Sana ^a   Colin, Joseph ^a   Touboul, David ^a   Binder, Perry S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; LETTER; MALE; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; LASERS, EXCIMER; MALE; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; RISK FACTORS; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 78650184285     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081597X-20101001-03     Document Type: Letter

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