Shortterm and longterm visual and astigmatic results of an opposing 10-0 nylon double running suture technique for penetrating keratoplasty

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 197, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 991-999

  Dolorico, Arlene M T ^a,b   Tayyani, Ramin ^a   Ong, Hung V ^a   Gaster, Ronald N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA LONG BEACH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APHAKIA; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CORNEA; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; CORNEA ULCER; EYE SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOPHAKIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUTURE REMOVAL; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

NYLON;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASTIGMATISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NYLONS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0642303135     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2003.07.016     Document Type: Article

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