Risk factors for the first episode of corneal graft rejection in keratoconus

Cornea

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1005-1011

  Epstein, Andrew J ^a   De Castro, Terla N ^a   Laibson, Peter R ^a   Cohen, Elisabeth J ^a   Rapuano, Christopher J ^a,b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Corneal transplant; Endothelial rejection; Epithelial rejection; Graft rejection; Graft size; Keratoconus; Penetrating keratoplasty; Subepithelial infiltrates

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; FLUOROMETHOLONE; LOTEPREDNOL ETABONATE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE COURSE; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT REJECTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT FAILURE; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORNEA; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDNISOLONE; RISK FACTORS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TISSUE DONORS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33845351358     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000240098.01468.4c     Document Type: Article

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