The Clear Corneal Tongue: A Mechanism for Wound Incompetence After Phacoemulsification

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 526-528

  Tam, Diamond Y ^a   Vagefi, M Reza ^a   Naseri, Ayman ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA STROMA; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMAN; INCISION; MALE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SURGICAL WOUND; WOUND COMPLICATION; WOUND LEAKAGE;

AGED; ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; CORNEA; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ACOUSTIC; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33847072241     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2006.09.061     Document Type: Article

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