Deep lamellar keratoplasty in the treatment of keratoconus

Ophthalmologica

Volumn 220, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 164-169

  Pakrou, Nima ^a   Fung, Shirley ^a   Selva, Dinesh ^a   Chehade, Mark ^a   Leibovitch, Igal ^a  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Deep lamellar keratoplasty; Descemet's membrane; Keratoconus penetrating keratoplasty

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; DEXAMETHASONE; EYE DROPS; PREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP LAMELLAR KERATOPLASTY; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; IRITIS; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; KERATOPLASTY; MALE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PERFORATION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFRACTION, OCULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33646500547     PISSN: 00303755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000091759     Document Type: Article

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