Low endothelial cell count and clear corneal grafts

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 151-153

  Basak, Samar K ^a  

^a Disha Eye Hospitals and Res Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Clear corneal graft; Critical limit of endothelial cell count; Endothelial cell count; Pachymetry; Specular microscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL DENSITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROSCOPY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CELL COUNT; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 3142667581     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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