Sequential versus concurrent KERARINGS insertion and corneal collagen cross-linking for keratoconus

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-41

  El Raggal, Tamer M ^a  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; EGYPT; EVALUATION; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACORNEAL RING SEGMENT INSERTION; KERATOCONUS; LASER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFRACTION ERROR; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; COLLAGEN; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; EGYPT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650812865     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2010.179580     Document Type: Article

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