Posterior lamellar endothelial keratoplasty: Corneal transplantation and refractive surgery intersect

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 263-264

  Steinert, Roger F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL PROLIFERATION; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTIVE SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ACUITY;

CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; HUMANS; REFRACTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 39049112491     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 00039950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2007.57     Document Type: Editorial

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