Unilateral Ectasia 5 Years after KLEx in the Absence of Recognized Risk Factors: A Clinical Case Report

Gülay Yalçinkaya Çakir; Ahmet Kirgiz; Nilay Kandemir; Mehmet Özgür Çubuk; Sibel Ahmet

doi:10.1055/a-2525-9363

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DOI: 10.1055/a-2525-9363

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Unilateral Ectasia 5 Years after KLEx in the Absence of Recognized Risk Factors: A Clinical Case Report

Unilaterale Ektasie 5 Jahre nach KLEx in Abwesenheit anerkannter Risikofaktoren: Ein klinischer Fallbericht

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Gülay Yalçinkaya Çakir

Ophthalmology, Ministry of Health, Istanbul Beyoglu Eye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Ahmet Kirgiz

Ophthalmology, Ministry of Health, Istanbul Beyoglu Eye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Nilay Kandemir

Ophthalmology, Ministry of Health, Istanbul Beyoglu Eye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Mehmet Özgür Çubuk

Ophthalmology, Ministry of Health, Istanbul Beyoglu Eye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Sibel Ahmet

Ophthalmology, Ministry of Health, Istanbul Beyoglu Eye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

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