Intraoperative versus postoperative suture adjustment after penetrating keratoplasty

Cornea

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 590-594

  Shimazaki, J ^a   Shimmura, S ^a   Tsubota, K ^a  

^a TOKYO DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Astigmatism; Penetrating keratoplasty; Suture adjustment; Topography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD;

EID: 0031787588     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-199811000-00003     Document Type: Article

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