Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 11 , Pages 1860-1865 , November 2006

Optical coherence tomography to assess intrastromal corneal ring segment depth in keratoconic eyes

,Accepted 7 May 2006.

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 Drs. Huang and Tang receive grant support from Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. Dr. Huang receives patent royalties related to optical coherence tomography technology. No other author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.Supported by grants from Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc., NIH (P30 EY03040 and R24 EY13015-01), and Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc.

PII: S0886-3350(06)01039-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.05.030

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 11 , Pages 1860-1865 , November 2006

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