Wound dehiscence after penetrating keratoplasty

Cornea

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 132-135

  Nagra, Parveen K ^a   Hammersmith, Kristin M ^a,b   Rapuano, Christopher J ^a   Laibson, Peter R ^a   Cohen, Elisabeth J ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Penetrating keratoplasty; Trauma; Wound dehiscence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGAN SYNDROME; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE PROTECTION; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPATHY; MALE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOPHAKIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SUTURE REMOVAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT INDICATION; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORNEAL DISEASES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33644837615     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000179926.74780.b2     Document Type: Review

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