Sutureless lamellar keratoplasty: A modified approach for fibrin glue application

Cornea

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1127-1128

  Duarte, Maria Cecília Barros ^a   Kim, Terry ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY EYE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cornea transplant; Fibrin sealant; Lamellar keratoplasty; Partial thickness transplant; Tissue adhesive

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN GLUE; THROMBIN; TISSEEL VH; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA DISEASE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATOPLASTY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; FIBRIN TISSUE ADHESIVE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; MALE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TISSUE ADHESIVES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 34748885514     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e31812e620c     Document Type: Article

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