Resuturing following penetrating keratoplasty: A retrospective analysis

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 893-895

  Jeganathan, S V ^a   Ghosh, S ^a,b   Jhanji, V ^a,b   Lamoureux, E ^b   Taylor, H R ^a,b   Vajpayee, R B ^a,b  

^a ROYAL VICTORIAN EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KERATITIS; KERATOCONUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MICROBIAL KERATITIS; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EYE INFECTIONS; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; KERATITIS; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 47049099165     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2007.133421     Document Type: Review

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