Air-guided manual deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty: Long-term results and confocal microscopic findings

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 897-903

  Balestrazzi, Angelo ^a   Malandrini, A ^a   Traversi, C ^a   Martone, G ^a   Caporossi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty; In vivo confocal microscopy; Keratoconus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORNEA; CORNEA PERFORATION; CORNEA THICKNESS; DEEP ANTERIOR LAMELLAR KERATOPLASTY; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOPLASTY; MALE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUTURE REMOVAL; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 39349110965     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210701700605     Document Type: Article

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