Therapeutic Keratoplasty for Advanced Suppurative Keratitis

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 143, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Ti, Seng Ei ^a,b   Scott, J Angus ^a,c   Janardhanan, Prathiba ^b   Tan, Donald T H ^a,b,d  

^a SINGAPORE NATIONAL EYE CENTRE   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^c Stirling Royal Infirmary   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; FUSARIUM; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; KERATOMYCOSIS; LIFE TABLE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SURVIVAL RATE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 34247136864     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2007.01.015     Document Type: Article

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