Descemet-stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty by using suture for donor insertion

Cornea

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 825-829

  Sarnicola, Vincenzo ^a,b   Toro, Patricia ^a  

^a MISERICORDIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty; Donor insertion; Fuchs dystrophy; Penetrating keratoplasty; Pseudophakic bullous keratopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA SURGERY; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DESCEMET STRIPPING AUTOMATED ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; KERATOPATHY; MALE; NERVE INJURY; ORGAN DONOR; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOPHAKIA; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; VISUAL ACUITY; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DONOR; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSPLANTATION;

POLYPROPYLENE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYPROPYLENES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURES; TISSUE DONORS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 49849091927     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e31816f62bd     Document Type: Article

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