Elliptical nonmechanical corneal trephination: Intraoperative complications and long-term outcome of 42 consecutive excimer laser penetrating keratoplasties

Cornea

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 414-420

  Szentmáry, Nóra ^a,b   Langenbucher, Achim ^a   Kus, Murat M ^a   Naumann, Gottfried O H ^a   Seitz, Berthold ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Elliptical shape; Excimer laser penetrating keratoplasty; Nonmechanical trephination; Penetrating keratoplasty (PKP)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; BLEEDING; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA INJURY; CORNEA ULCER; DYSTROPHY; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; KERATOPATHY; LENS IMPLANTATION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORNEAL DISEASES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TISSUE DONORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34247590862     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3180303b16     Document Type: Article

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