Refractive and topographic stability of intacs in eyes with progressive keratoconus: Five-year follow-up

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 392-396

  Bedi, Raman ^a   Touboul, David ^b   Pinsard, Loic ^b   Colin, Joseph ^b,c  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

^c Addition Technology Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTAC IMPLANTATION; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; REFRACTION, OCULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863552460     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: 19382391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081597X-20120509-01     Document Type: Article

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