Air-guided manual deep lamellar keratoplasty

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-58

  Caporossi, Ado ^a   Simi, C ^a   Licignano, R ^a   Traversi, C ^a   Balestrazzi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Deep lamellar keratoplasty; Descemet; Endothelium; Keratoconus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA LIMBUS; CORNEA PERFORATION; CORNEA THICKNESS; DEEP LAMELLAR KERATOPLASTY; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISSECTION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPLASTY; MALE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SPECULAR MICROSCOPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; TOPOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 1542534958     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210401400109     Document Type: Article

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