A new surgical technique for deep stromal, anterior lamellar keratoplasty

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 327-333

  Melles, Gerrit R J ^a,d   Lander, Frank ^b   Rietveld, Frank J R ^c   Remeijer, Lies ^a   Beekhuis, W Houdijn ^a   Binder, Perry S ^c  

^a ROTTERDAM EYE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b Dutch Ophthalmic Research Center   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^d Vision Surgery and Laser Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORNEA; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DISSECTION; ENDOTHELIUM; EYEBANK; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCISION; KERATOPLASTY; MALE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PERFORATING EYE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLERA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; THICKNESS;

EID: 0033032098     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.83.3.327     Document Type: Article

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