A practical femtosecond laser procedure for DLEK endothelial transplantation: Cadaver eye histology and topography

Cornea

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 453-459

  Terry, Mark A ^a,b   Ousley, Paula J ^b   Will, Brian ^c  

^a DEVERS EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

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

^c Will Vision and Laser Centers   (United States)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CADAVER; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA; CORNEA CURVATURE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; DEEP LAMELLAR ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; DISSECTION; DONOR; FEMTOSECOND LASER; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATOMETRY; KERATOPLASTY; LASER; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCLERA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

ASTIGMATISM; CADAVER; CORNEA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; DISSECTION; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 17844364462     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000151509.57189.6f     Document Type: Article

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