The Boston Keratoprosthesis in severe ocular trauma

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 165-169

  Harissi Dagher, Mona ^a   Dohlman, Claes H ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Boston Keratoprosthesis; Chemical burn; Corneal trauma; Thermal burn

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BURN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INCIDENCE; KERATOPROSTHESIS; LIGHT ADAPTATION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROGNOSIS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 42049118725     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3129/I08-009     Document Type: Article

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