Small-incision deep lamellar endothelial keratoplasty (DLEK): Six-month results in the first prospective clinical study

Cornea

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 59-65

  Terry, Mark A ^a,b   Ousley, Paula J ^b  

^a DEVERS EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Lions Vision Research Laboratory of Oregon   (United States)

Author keywords

Cornea; Deep lamellar endothelial keratoplasty; Endothelium; Fuchs dystrophy; Penetrating keratoplasty; Posterior lamellar keratoplasty; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DEEP LAMELLAR ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENDOTHELIUM INJURY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; INCISION; KERATECTOMY; KERATOPATHY; KERATOPLASTY; MALE; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDOPHAKIA; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CELL COUNT; CELL SURVIVAL; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; FUCHS' ENDOTHELIAL DYSTROPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 11144247593     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000133990.19027.a2     Document Type: Article

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