Nonmechanical excimer laser penetrating keratoplasty for perforated or predescemetal corneal ulcers

Ophthalmology

Volumn 106, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2203-2209

  Küchle, Michael ^a   Seitz, Berthold ^a   Langenbucher, Achim ^a   Naumann, Gottfried O H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA ULCER; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; MALE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0033511524     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(99)90506-7     Document Type: Article

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