Deep lamellar endothelial keratoplasty: Early complications and their management

Cornea

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 37-43

  Terry, Mark A ^a,b   Ousley, Paula J ^b  

^a DEVERS EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

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

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA DISEASE; DEEP LAMELLAR ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DONOR DISK DISLOCATION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA; GRAFT DYSFUNCTION; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; KERATOPATHY; KERATOPLASTY; LENS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ERROR; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CELL COUNT; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; FUCHS' ENDOTHELIAL DYSTROPHY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 29744443496     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000164781.33538.b6     Document Type: Article

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