Thermokeratoplasty for the treatment of hyperopia: A clinical follow-up
SUMMARY Corneal curvature can be altered by shrinking stromal collagen with a retractable cautery probe tip that produces controlled thermal burns in a procedure termed hyperopic thermokeratoplasty (HTK). This procedure induces steepening of the central cornea. We performed HTK in 12 sighted eyes fr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia
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| Series: | Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27491997000200136&lng=en&tlng=en |