Donor corneal tissue evaluation

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 3-13

  Saini, Jagjit S ^a   Reddy, Madhukar K ^b   Sharma, Savitri ^b   Wagh, Sangeeta ^c  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

^c Ruby Hall Clinic ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Bacteriology; Biomicroscopy; Contraindications; Donor cornea evaluation; Gross examination; Indications; Serology; Specular microscopy

Indexed keywords

CORNEA; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DONOR; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; EYE DISEASE; EYEBANK; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; STANDARD;

CORNEA; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; EYE BANKS; EYE DISEASES; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY CONTROL; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 0030093969     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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