Indications for penetrating keratoplasty in Iran

Cornea

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 561-563

  Kanavi, Mozhgan Rezaei ^a,b   Javadi, Mohammad Ali ^a   Sanagoo, Masoomeh ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Central Eye Bank of Iran   (Iran)

Author keywords

Eye bank; Keratoconus; Penetrating keratoplasty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA OPACITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORNEAL DISEASES; EYE BANKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; IRAN; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34547443455     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e318041f05c     Document Type: Article

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