Deep suturing technique for penetrating keratoplasty

Cornea

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 680-684

  Busin, Massimo ^a   Arffa, Robert C ^a  

^a NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Penetrating keratoplasty; Postkeratoplasty astigmatism.; Suturing technique; Visual rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

NYLON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; DONOR; EVALUATION; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION; STUDENT T TEST; SUTURING METHOD; VISION;

ADULT; ASTIGMATISM; CORNEA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; EYEGLASSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0036784776     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200210000-00009     Document Type: Article

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