Simple test to confirm cleavage with air between Descemet's membrane and stroma during big-bubble deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 570-572

  Fontana, Luigi ^a   Parente, Gabriella ^a   Tassinari, Giorgio ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; CORNEA OPACITY; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; HUMAN; PARACENTESIS; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AIR; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; HUMANS;

EID: 33947604935     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.10.075     Document Type: Article

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