Homologous penetrating central limbo-keratoplasty (HPCLK) in bilateral limbal stem cell insufficiency

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 663-667

  Reinhard, Thomas ^a   Sundmacher, Rainer ^a   Spelsberg, Helga ^a   Althaus, Christoph ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cyclosporin A; HLA matching; Limbal stem cell deficiency; Limbo keratoplasty

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORNEA LIMBUS; GRAFT SURVIVAL; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 0033404980     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0420.1999.770611.x     Document Type: Article

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