Patterns of Rejection after Deep Lamellar Keratoplasty

Ophthalmology

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 556-560

  Watson, Stephanie L ^a   Tuft, Stephen J ^a   Dart, John K G ^a  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPENTOLATE; CYCLOSPORIN; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUOROMETHOLONE; STEROID; EYE DROPS; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA STROMA; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; CORNEA VASCULARIZATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPLASTY; MALE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33645361706     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2006.01.006     Document Type: Article

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