Pellucid marginal corneal degeneration 12 years after penetrating keratoplasty for keratoconus

Cornea

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 236-238

  Chesnutt, David A ^a   Cohen, Kenneth L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Astigmatism; Corneal thinning; Corneal transplant; Keratoconus; Pellucid marginal degeneration; Penetrating keratoplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; BIOMICROSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA SURGERY; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0031883462     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-199803000-00024     Document Type: Article

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