Adjunctive intracameral application of corticosteroids in patients with endothelial immune reactions after penetrating keratoplasty: A pilot study

Transplant International

Volumn 15, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 81-88

  Reinhard, Thomas ^a   Sundmacher, Rainer ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anterior chamber puncture; Corticosteroids; Immune reactions; Penetrating keratoplasty

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; BETAMETHASONE; BETAMETHASONE ACETATE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUOCORTOLONE CAPROATE; GENTAMICIN; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CELL LOSS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EYE DISEASE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; INTRACAMERAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID THERAPY;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORNEA; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0036933961     PISSN: 09340874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2002.tb00134.x     Document Type: Article

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