Management of oculus fragilis in Ehlers-Danlos type VI

Cornea

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 104-107

  Macsai, Marian S ^a,b   Lemley, Heath L ^a   Schwartz, Terry ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EVANSTON HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ehlers Danlos; Keratoglobus; Oculus fragilis; Penetrating keratoplasty

Indexed keywords

PROCOLLAGEN LYSINE 2 OXOGLUTARATE 5 DIOXYGENASE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONJUNCTIVA; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; EHLERS DANLOS SYNDROME; ENUCLEATION; EPIKERATOPLASTY; HUMAN; MALE; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLERA; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORNEA; CORNEAL DISEASES; EHLERS-DANLOS SYNDROME; HUMANS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; PEDIGREE; PROCOLLAGEN-LYSINE, 2-OXOGLUTARATE 5-DIOXYGENASE; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0033988411     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200001000-00020     Document Type: Article

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