Epithelial ingrowth in a phakic corneal transplant patient after traumatic wound dehiscence

Cornea

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 184-186

  Nagra, Parveen K ^b   Raber, Irving M ^a  

^a WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Epithelial ingrowth; Iris prolapse; Penetrating keratoplasty; Z Traumatic wound dehiscence

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARGON LASER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATARACT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA INJURY; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT EXTRACTION; GONIOSCOPY; HUMAN; IRIS; LASER COAGULATION; LENS CAPSULE; MALE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DEHISCENCE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CORNEA DISEASE; EPITHELIUM CELL; EYE INJURY; IRIS DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; TISSUE INJURY;

AGED; CORNEAL DISEASES; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; EYE INJURIES; HUMANS; IRIS DISEASES; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; PROLAPSE; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0037363490     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200303000-00023     Document Type: Article

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