Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 7 , Pages 1288-1295 , July 2007

Outcomes of radiofrequency in advanced keratoconus

,Accepted 22 March 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.03.042

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 7 , Pages 1288-1295 , July 2007

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