Corneal curvature after penetrating keratoplasty before and after suture removal: A comparison between keratoconus and Fuchs' dystrophy

Ophthalmologica

Volumn 220, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 302-306

  Seitz, Berthold ^a,c   Langenbucher, Achim ^a   Szentmary, Nora ^b   Naumann, Gottfried O H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Astigmatism; Central corneal power; Corneal curvature; Fuchs' dystrophy; Keratoconus; Postkeratoplasty outcome; Topographic regularity; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CURVATURE; EXCIMER LASER; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPLASTY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGED; ASTIGMATISM; CORNEA; FUCHS' ENDOTHELIAL DYSTROPHY; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33748455468     PISSN: 00303755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000094619     Document Type: Article

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