Spontaneous resolution of Descemet membrane detachment after deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty

Cornea

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 104-106

  Tu, Kyaw Lin ^a   Ibrahim, Mohtar ^a   Kaye, Stephen B ^a  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deep lamellar keratoplasty; Descemet membrane detachment; Gas tamponade; Penetrating keratoplasty

Indexed keywords

OCTAFLUOROPROPANE; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; WOUND HEALING PROMOTING AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA PERFORATION; DEEP ANTERIOR LAMELLAR KERATOPLASTY; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DESCEMET MEMBRANE DETACHMENT; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; GAS TAMPONADE; HUMAN; KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND CLOSURE;

AGED; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; FEMALE; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 29744463296     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000167882.86137.fb     Document Type: Article

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