Outcome analysis of intracorneal ring segments for the treatment of keratoconus based on visual, refractive, and aberrometric impairment

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 575-584.e1

  Vega Estrada, Alfredo ^a,b   Alio, Jorge L ^a,b   Brenner, Luis F ^a   Javaloy, Jaime ^a,b   Plaza Puche, Ana Belen ^a,b   Barraquer, Rafael I ^c   Teus, Miguel A ^a,d   Murta, Joaquim ^e   Henriques, Jorge ^e   Uceda Montanes, Antonio ^a  

^a VISSUM Corporacion Oftalmologica   (Spain)

^b MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^c INSTITUT UNIVERSITARI BARRAQUER   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^e CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABERROMETRY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CORRECTED DISTANCE VISUAL ACUITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRASTROMAL CORNEAL RING SEGMENT; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 84873730786     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: 18791891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2012.08.020     Document Type: Article

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