Persistent epithelial defects and ulcers in repeated corneal transplantation: Incidence, causative agents, predisposing factors and treatment outcomes

Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 246, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1139-1145

  Rumelt, Shimon ^a   Bersudsky, Valery ^a   Blum Hareuveni, Tami ^a   Rehany, Uri ^a  

^a WESTERN GALILEE HOSPITAL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Corneal graft failure survival; Corneal ulcer; Persistent epithelial defect; Regraft; Repeated corneal transplantation

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ARTIFICIAL TEAR; CEFAZOLIN; CYCLOSPORIN A; GENTAMICIN; OFLOX; OFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; CORNEA ULCER; CRYOTHERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EYELID DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HERPES SIMPLEX KERATITIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KERATOPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RETRANSPLANTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; CORNEAL ULCER; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 46949096350     PISSN: 0721832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00417-008-0797-4     Document Type: Article

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