Trypan blue assisted descemetorhexis for inadvertently retained Descemet's membranes after penetrating keratoplasty [8]

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 654-655

  Sinha, R ^a   Vajpayee, Rasik B ^a   Sharma, N ^a   Titiyal, J S ^a   Tandon, R ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; TRYPAN BLUE;

ADULT; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; BIOMICROSCOPY; CASE REPORT; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; COLORING AGENTS; CORNEAL DYSTROPHIES, HEREDITARY; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; HUMANS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRYPAN BLUE;

EID: 0038070133     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.87.5.654     Document Type: Letter

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