Corneal transplants for the treatment of congenital corneal opacities

Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 34-44

  Michaeli, Adi ^a   Markovich, Aryeh ^a   Rootman, David S ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIGLAUCOMA AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; GENTAMICIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE;

CATARACT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL GLAUCOMA; CORNEA OPACITY; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT EXTRACTION; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PETERS ANOMALY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 13544273941     PISSN: 01913913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01913913-20050101-05     Document Type: Review

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