Endothelial cell density after deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (Melles technique)

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 397-400

  Van Dooren, Bart T H ^a   Mulder, Paul G H ^b   Nieuwendaal, Carla P ^c   Beekhuis, W Houdijn ^a   Melles, Gerrit R J ^d,e,f  

^a ROTTERDAM EYE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d Netherlands Inst Innov Ocular S   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^f FONDATION OPHTALMOLOGIQUE ADOLPHE DE ROTHSCHILD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL LOSS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATOPLASTY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; CELL COUNT; CELL SURVIVAL; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1542267395     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2003.09.053     Document Type: Article

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