Technique for preparation of the corneal endothelium-Descemet membrane complex for transplantation

Cornea

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 705-708

  Zhu, Zejin ^a   Rife, Lawrence ^b   Yiu, Samuel ^a,b   Trousdale, Melvin D ^a,b   Wasilewski, Daniel ^a   Siqueira, Alexandre ^a   Smith, Ronald E ^a,b  

^a DOHENY EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial anterior chamber; Cornea endothelium Descemet membrane preparation; Corneoscleral button; Endothelial transplantation

Indexed keywords

HEMATOXYLIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA INJURY; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROSURGERY; ORGAN DONOR; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; STROMA; TISSUE INJURY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHRAQUINONES; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ORGAN PRESERVATION; STAINING AND LABELING; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

EID: 33750570727     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000214229.21238.eb     Document Type: Article

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