Descemet's membrane perforation during deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty: Prognosis

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 825-829

  Leccisotti, Antonio ^a  

^a Ophthalmic Surgery Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CELL LOSS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA PERFORATION; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CELL COUNT; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUPTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 34247510680     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.02.016     Document Type: Article

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