Traumatic wound dehiscence after penetrating keratoplasty - A cause for concern

Eye

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1146-1150

  Lam, F C ^a   Rahman, M Q ^a   Ramaesh, K ^a  

^a GARTNAVEL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOROID DETACHMENT; CHOROID HEMORRHAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA INJURY; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; IRIS DISEASE; KERATOCONUS; LENS DISEASE; MALE; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PROGNOSIS; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCAR FORMATION; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT INDICATION; VISUAL ACUITY; VITREOUS DISEASE; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 34548534509     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6702407     Document Type: Article

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