Complications of intrastromal corneal ring segment implantation using a femtosecond laser for channel creation: A survey of 850 eyes with keratoconus

Acta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 54-57

  Coskunseven, Efekan ^a   Kymionis, George D ^b   Tsiklis, Nikolaos S ^b   Atun, Serife ^a   Arslan, Ebru ^a   Siganos, Charalambos S ^b   Jankov, Mirco ^c   Pallikaris, Ioannis G ^b  

^a Dunya Eye Hospital   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^c Milos Klinika   (Serbia)

Author keywords

femtosecond laser; intrastromal corneal ring segments; keratoconus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORNEA; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA PERFORATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INFECTION; KERATOCONUS; LASER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 79551560636     PISSN: 1755375X     EISSN: 17553768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2009.01605.x     Document Type: Article

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