Histologic evidence of retained fetal layer of the descemet membrane after presumed total removal for endothelial keratoplasty: A possible cause for graft failure

Cornea

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1263-1266

  Mondloch, Michael C ^a,b   Giegengack, Matthew ^b   Terry, Mark A ^c   Wilson, David J ^b  

^a MARSHALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DEVERS EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Corneal transplantation; Deep lamellar endothelial keratoplasty; Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty; Penetrating keratoplasty

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KERATOPLASTY; MICROSCOPY; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; FUCHS' ENDOTHELIAL DYSTROPHY; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; TISSUE DONORS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 36549053696     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e31813e335f     Document Type: Article

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