Deep lamellar endothelial keratoplasty: Histopathology of complications in initial cases

Cornea

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 851-854

  Kapur, Rashmi ^a   Sugar, Joel ^a   Edward, Deepak P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Deep lamellar endothelial keratoplasty; Graft recipient interface; Lamellar dissection

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CORNEA THICKNESS; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; KERATOMETRY; KERATOPLASTY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SLIT LAMP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED; CORNEAL EDEMA; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PHOTOMICROGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33750473046     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000214223.13615.ff     Document Type: Review

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