Orientation Teeth in Nonmechanical Femtosecond Laser Corneal Trephination for Penetrating Keratoplasty

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Mastropasqua, Leonardo ^a   Nubile, Mario ^a   Lanzini, Manuela ^a   Calienno, Roberta ^a   Trubiani, Oriana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORNEA SURGERY; CORNEAL TREPHINATION; EYE; FEMALE; FEMTOSECOND LASER; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATOCONUS; LASER; MALE; ORGAN DONOR; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOOTH;

EID: 45449116495     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2008.02.012     Document Type: Article

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