Therapeutic deep lamellar keratoplasty for cornea perforation

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 135, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 896-897

  Shimmura, Shigeto ^a   Shimazaki, Jun ^a   Tsubota, Kazuo ^a  

^a TOKYO DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CORNEA OPACITY; CORNEA PERFORATION; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; CORNEA ULCER; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DONOR; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IRIS; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEMBRANE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0038619077     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(02)02172-4     Document Type: Article

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