Histopathology of explanted AlphaCor due to keratoprosthesis extrusion

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 457-459

  Caporossi, Aldo ^a   Mazzotta, Cosimo ^a   Balestrazzi, Angelo ^a   Occhini, Rossella ^a   Toti, Paolo ^a   Traversi, Claudio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Extrusion; Foreign body reaction; Keratoprosthesis

Indexed keywords

2 HYDROXYETHYL METHACRYLATE; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE; TETRACYCLINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORNEA; DEVICE REMOVAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KERATITIS; KERATOPROSTHESIS; MALE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; REOPERATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED; ARTIFICIAL ORGANS; CORNEA; DEVICE REMOVAL; EYE FOREIGN BODIES; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HUMANS; MALE; POLYHYDROXYETHYL METHACRYLATE; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

EID: 33745837394     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2006.01249.x     Document Type: Article

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