Total anterior corneal surface and epithelial stem cell harvesting: Current microkeratomes and beyond

Expert Review of Medical Devices

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 251-258

  Chang, Margaret A ^a   Chuck, Roy S ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cornea; Femtosecond laser; Lamellar; Limbal stem cell; Microkeratome; Transplant

Indexed keywords

ALLOGRAFT; CELL POPULATION; CELL VIABILITY; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA OPACITY; DEVICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; KERATOPLASTY; LASER; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; REVIEW; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 13544262679     PISSN: 17434440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/17434440.1.2.251     Document Type: Review

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