Indications for penetrating keratoplasty in a tertiary referral centre in Canada, 1996-2004

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 244-250

  Dorrepaal, Stephen J ^a,b   Cao, Kathy Y ^a   Slomovic, Allan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corneal transplantations; Penetrating keratoplasty; Pseudophakic bullous keratopathy; Regraft

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; INJURY; KERATOCONUS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PSEUDOPHAKIA; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 34248189145     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3129/can.j.ophthalmol.i07-030     Document Type: Article

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