Refractive outcome of keratoconus treated by combined femtosecond laser and big-bubble deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 189-194

  Buzzonetti, Luca ^a   Laborante, Antonio ^b   Petrocelli, Gianni ^b  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP LAMELLAR ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; EYE REFRACTION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; KERATOCONUS; LASERS, EXCIMER; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REFRACTION, OCULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953013697     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081597X-20100520-01     Document Type: Article

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