Human Fibrin Tissue Glue for Corneal Lamellar Adhesion in Rabbits: A Preliminary Study

Cornea

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 735-739

  Ibrahim Elzembely, Hosam A ^a   Kaufman, Stephen C ^a,b   Kaufman, Herbert E ^a,b  

^a LSU EYE CENTER   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adhesive; Cornea; Lamellar keratoplasty; Rabbit; Tissue glue

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN GLUE;

ADHESION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA FLAP; CORNEA SURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; KERATOMILEUSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SLIT LAMP; STEROID THERAPY; TISSUE FLAP;

ANIMALS; CORNEA; FIBRIN TISSUE ADHESIVE; HUMANS; RABBITS; SURGICAL FLAPS; TISSUE ADHESIVES;

EID: 0242381300     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200311000-00005     Document Type: Article

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