Deep anterior lamellar (DALK) vs. penetrating keratoplasty (PKP): A clinical and statistical analysis;Tiefe lamelläre keratoplastik vs. perforierende keratoplastik: Klinische und statistische analyse

Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde

Volumn 225, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 637-648

  Krumeich, Jörg H ^a,c   Knulle A ^b   Krumeich, B M ^a  

^a Klinik Krumeich

^b Märkisches Gymnasium   (Germany)

^c Klinik Krumeich   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cornea; DALK; Keratoconus; Keratoplasty; Lamellar keratoplasty; Penetrating keratoplasty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CELL COUNT; CORNEA; DEEP ANTERIOR LAMELLAR KERATOPLASTY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EYE REFRACTION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VASCULARIZATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EPIKERATOPHAKIA; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; REFRACTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 50149102782     PISSN: 00232165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1027485     Document Type: Article

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