Precut Tissue in Descemet's Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty. Donor Characteristics and Early Postoperative Complications

Ophthalmology

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 497-502

  Chen, Edwin S ^a   Terry, Mark A ^a,b   Shamie, Neda ^a   Hoar, Karen L ^a   Friend, Daniel J ^b  

^a DEVERS EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Lions Vision Research Laboratory of Oregon   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CELL DENSITY; CELL LOSS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DONOR; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EYEBANK; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATOPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROMA CELL;

ADULT; AGED; CELL COUNT; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; EYE BANKS; HISTOCYTOLOGICAL PREPARATION TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 39749200812     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2007.11.032     Document Type: Article

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