Clinical study of fuchs corneal endothelial dystrophy leading to penetrating keratoplasty: A 30-year experience

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 124, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 777-780

  Afshari, Natalie A ^a   Pittard, Aaron B ^a   Siddiqui, Adnan ^a   Klintworth, Gordon K ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CATARACT EXTRACTION; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA; FAMILY HISTORY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOPHAKIA; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CORNEA; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FUCHS' ENDOTHELIAL DYSTROPHY; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33745030291     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 00039950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.124.6.777     Document Type: Review

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