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

Gülay Yalçinkaya Çakir

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

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Ahmet Kirgiz

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

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Nilay Kandemir

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

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Mehmet Özgür Çubuk

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

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Sibel Ahmet

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

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