Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 349-355

  Shimmura, Shigeto ^a   Tsubota, Kazuo ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA PERFORATION; DEEP ANTERIOR LAMELLAR KERATOPLASTY; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; EYE SURGERY; HUMAN; KERATITIS; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPLASTY; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TREATMENT INDICATION;

CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33747051169     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.icu.0000233953.09595.91     Document Type: Review

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