A novel technique for harvesting keratolimbal allografts from corneoscleral buttons

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 134, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 929-931

  Aldave, Anthony J ^a,b,c,d   Wong, Ira G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b A Opthalmol Soc K F Fund   (United States)

^c Research to Prevent Blindness   (United States)

^d JULES STEIN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE AGENT; CYANOACRYLATE; POLYACRYLIC ACID;

ALLOGRAFT; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA LIMBUS; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DEVICE; DISSECTION; EPITHELIUM CELL; HARVESTING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TECHNIQUE; THICKNESS;

EID: 0036897299     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(02)01792-0     Document Type: Article

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