Results of large penetrating keratoplasty in microbial keratitis

Cornea

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 571-576

  Cristol, Stephen M ^a   Alfonso, Eduardo C ^a   Guildford, James H ^a   Roussel, Thomas J ^a   Culbertson, William W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial infections; Corneal transplantation; Corneal ulcer; Graft rejection; Keratitis; Mycoses; Penetrating keratoplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA PERFORATION; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; ENUCLEATION; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; KERATITIS; KERATOMYCOSIS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029909062     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-199611000-00006     Document Type: Article

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