The surgical management of an advanced pterygium involving the entire cornea

Cornea

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 365-368

  Yip, C C ^a   Lim, L ^a   Tan, D T H ^a  

^a SINGAPORE NATIONAL EYE CENTRE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Conjunctival autografting; Penetrating keratoplasty; Pterygium; Pterygium recurrence

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; CASE REPORT; CONJUNCTIVA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTERYGIUM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0030993818     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-199705000-00020     Document Type: Article

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