Evaluation of corneal changes after myopic LASIK using the Pentacam®

Clinical Ophthalmology

Volumn 7, Issue , 2013, Pages 1771-1776

  Khairat, Yehia M ^a   Mohamed, Yasser H ^a   Moftah, Ismail A N O ^a   Fouad, Narden N ^a  

^a MINIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Corneal asphericity; Corneal elevation; Laser assisted in situ keratomileusis; LASIK; Pentacam

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEAL PACHYMETRY; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; MYOPIA; PACHYMETRY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; REFRACTIVE SURGERY; SLIT LAMP; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84884194483     PISSN: 11775467     EISSN: 11775483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/OPTH.S48077     Document Type: Article

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