Changes in anterior and posterior corneal parameters in patients with keratoconus after intrastromal corneal-ring segment implantation

Current Eye Research

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 843-850

  Rho, Chang Rae ^a   Na, Kyung Sun ^b   Yoo, Young Sik ^b   Pandey, Chitra ^b   Park, Chang Won ^b   Joo, Choun Ki ^b  

^a Daejeon St Mary's Hospital   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anterior chamber depth; Corneal topography; Intrastromal ring segment implantation; Keratoconus; Keratometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER DEPTH; ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA SURGERY; CORRECTED DISTANCE VISUAL ACUITY; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; FUNDUS CAMERA; HUMAN; INTRASTROMAL CORNEAL RING SEGMENT; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; MALE; POSTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNCORRECTED DISTANCE VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CHAMBER; CORNEA; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; PHOTOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879595673     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: 14602202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02713683.2013.788723     Document Type: Article

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