Endothelial cell density after posterior lamellar keratoplasty (Melles techniques): 3 years follow-up

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 211-217

  Van Dooren, Bart ^a   Mulder, Paul G H ^b   Nieuwendaal, Carla P ^c   Beekhuis, W H ^a   Melles, Gerrit R J ^c,d,e,f  

^a ROTTERDAM EYE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^e University of Paris   (France)

^f Netherlands Inst Innov Ocular S   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; DONOR; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EVALUATION; EYE; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INCISION; KERATOPATHY; KERATOPLASTY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; POSTERIOR LAMELLAR KERATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOPHAKIA; SPECULAR MICROSCOPY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THICKNESS; TISSUE;

AGED; CELL COUNT; COHORT STUDIES; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 3843062353     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2004.02.016     Document Type: Article

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