Long-term follow-up results of lamellar keratoplasty as a treatment for recurrent pterygium and for scleral necrosis induced by β-irradiation

Cornea

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 612-618

  Golchin, Behrooz ^a   Butler, Thomas K H ^a   Robinson, Lyon P ^a   Wechsler, A W ^a   Sutton, Gerard ^a   Robinson, David I M ^a   McClellan, Kathleen ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

irradiation scleral necrosis; Lamellar keratoplasty; Recurrent pterygium

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ELECTRON THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATOPLASTY; LAMELLAR KERATOPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTERYGIUM; RADIATION NECROSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SAFETY; SCLERA NECROSIS; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BETA RAYS; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; PTERYGIUM; RADIATION INJURIES; RECURRENCE; SCLERAL DISEASES;

EID: 0141596909     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200310000-00005     Document Type: Review

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