Refractive and visual outcomes after intacs vs Ferrara intrastromal corneal ring segment implantation for keratoconus: A comparative study

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 907-912

  Kaya, Vedat ^a   Utine, Canan Asli ^b   Karakus, Sezen Harmanci ^a   Kavadarli, Isilay ^a   Yilmaz, Ömer Faruk ^a  

^a Beyoglu Eye Research and Training Hospital   (Turkey)

^b YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; GLARE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INTRASTROMAL CORNEAL RING SEGMENT; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SLIT LAMP; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; REFRACTION, OCULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855826401     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: 19382391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081597X-20110906-03     Document Type: Article

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