TY - BOOK AU - Amr Mahmoud Elhariry AU - Ahmed Hassanein Ibrahim , AU - Ayman Fawazy Elshiaty , AU - Mostafa Ali Elhelw , TI - Corneal ectasia following keratorefractive surgery / PY - 2009/// CY - Cairo : PB - Amr Mahmoud Elhariry , KW - Anatomy of the cornea KW - Corneal biomechanics and wound healing KW - Corneal ectasia and refractive surgery N1 - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Ophthalmology; Issued also as CD N2 - The structural and reparative properties of the cornea are essential to its function as a resilient , yet transparent , barrier to intraocular injury. Because the cornea is also the major refractive surface of the eye , any mechanical or biological response to injury will also influence its optical performance ER -