Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 12 , Pages 2135-2137 , December 2007

Diffuse lamellar keratitis after corneal crosslinking in a patient with post-laser in situ keratomileusis corneal ectasia

,Accepted 19 June 2007.

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 No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

PII: S0886-3350(07)01530-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.06.070

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 12 , Pages 2135-2137 , December 2007