Evolution in the use of intrastromal corneal ring segments for corneal ectasia

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 296-301

  Park, Jennifer ^a   Gritz, David C ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

corneal collagen cross linking; femtosecond laser; intrastromal corneal ring segments; keratoconus; post LASIK ectasia

Indexed keywords

AMSLER CHART; CORNEA PERFORATION; HUMAN; INTRASTROMAL CORNEAL RING SEGMENT; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMILEUSIS; OPHTHALMIC FEMTOSECOND LASER; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; REVIEW; SKIN DEFECT; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

CORNEAL STROMA; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; REFRACTION, OCULAR; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84880131925     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: 15317021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e3283622a2c     Document Type: Review

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