Topography-guided transepithelial PRK after intracorneal ring segments implantation and corneal collagen CXL in a three-step procedure for keratoconus

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 54-58

  Coskunseven, Efekan ^a   Jankov II, Mirko R ^b   Grentzelos, Michael A ^c   Plaka, Argyro D ^c   Limnopoulou, Aliki N ^c   Kymionis, George D ^c  

^a World Eye Hospital   (Turkey)

^b Centre for Eye Microsurgery   (Serbia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA IMPLANT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PHOTOTHERAPEUTIC KERATECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOPOGRAPHY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COLLAGEN; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873547066     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: 19382391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081597X-20121217-01     Document Type: Article

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