Preliminary results of intrastromal corneal ring segment implantation to treat moderate to severe keratoconus

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1125-1132

  Hamdi, Islam M ^a,b  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Magrabi Eye and Ear Center   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIC ACID; MOXIFLOXACIN; RIMEXOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; CORRECTED DISTANCE VISUAL ACUITY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRASTROMAL CORNEAL RING SEGMENT IMPLANTATION; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIFEST REFRACTION SPHERICAL EQUIVALENT; MEAN REFRACTIVE CYLINDER; PARAMETER; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOPOGRAPHIC CYLINDER; UNCORRECTED DISTANCE VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; REFRACTION, OCULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956225756     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: 18734502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2010.12.048     Document Type: Article

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