title: Secondary ectasia due to forceps injury at childbirth: management with combined topography-guided partial PRK and collagen cross-linking (Athens Protocol) and subsequent phakic IOL implantation.
authors: Anastasios John
authors: AJ
authors: Kanellopoulos
authors: Vasilios S
authors: VS
authors: Skouteris
mesh_terms: D001720:Birth Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D002452:Cell Count; D003094:Collagen / Q000378:metabolism*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003315:Cornea / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D065306:Corneal Injuries; D019781:Corneal Topography; D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D004728:Endothelium, Corneal / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D009772:Obstetrical Forceps / Q000009:adverse effects*; D054120:Phakic Intraocular Lenses; D018903:Photorefractive Keratectomy; D012029:Refraction, Ocular / Q000502:physiology; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents; D003094:Collagen