Avellino Corneal Dystrophy Worsening after Laser In Situ Keratomileusis: Further Clinicopathologic Observations and Proposed Pathogenesis

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 145, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 656-661

  Awwad, Shady T ^a,b,c   Di Pascuale, Mario A ^a   Hogan, Robert N ^b   Forstot, Stephan L ^d   McCulley, James P ^a   Cavanagh, Harrison D ^a  

^a Refractive Surgery   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^d Corneal Consulting of Colorado ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOMYCIN C; THIOFLAVINE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; AVELLINO CORNEAL DYSTROPHY; CASE REPORT; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DETERIORATION; EXCISION; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GRANULAR CORNEAL DYSTROPHY TYPE 2; HETEROZYGOSITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CORNEA; CORNEAL DYSTROPHIES, HEREDITARY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; RECURRENCE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 40849137673     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2007.12.008     Document Type: Article

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