Endothelial keratoplasty: Improvement of vision after healthy donor tissue exchange

Cornea

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 279-282

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

^a DEVERS EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Corneal transplant; Deep lamellar endothelial keratoplasty; Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty; Endothelial keratoplasty; Graft exchange; Lamellar keratoplasty; Penetrating keratoplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CASE REPORT; CONVALESCENCE; ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATOPLASTY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SPECTACLES; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; FUCHS' ENDOTHELIAL DYSTROPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TISSUE DONORS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 41149161731     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e31815be9e0     Document Type: Review

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