Endothelial keratoplasty: First report of a ruptured globe after deep lamellar endothelial keratoplasty

Cornea

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 874-875

  Chen, Edwin S ^a   Shamie, Neda ^a   Terry, Mark A ^a,b  

^a DEVERS EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Lions Vision Research Laboratory of Oregon   (United States)

Author keywords

Corneal transplant; Deep lamellar endothelial keratoplasty; Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty; Endothelial keratoplasty; Globe trauma; Lamellar keratoplasty; Penetrating keratoplasty; Postoperative complication; Ruptured globe

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CASE REPORT; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; DEEP LAMELLAR ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; EYE INJURY; EYE SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; KERATOPLASTY; LENS IMPLANT; MALE; ORGAN DONOR; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLERA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; EYE INJURIES; HUMANS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; LIMBUS CORNEAE; MALE; RETINAL DETACHMENT; RUPTURE; SCLERA; SCLERAL BUCKLING; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 34547681637     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e31806c7981     Document Type: Article

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