Long-term visual prognosis of corneal and ocular surface surgery in patients with congenital aniridia

Acta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 735-740

  De La Paz, María Fideliz ^a   Alvarez De Toledo, Juan ^a   Barraquer, Rafael Ignacio ^a   Barraquer, Joaquín ^a  

^a INSTITUT UNIVERSITARI BARRAQUER   (Spain)

Author keywords

Congenital aniridia; Limbal insufficiency; Limbal transplantation; Penetrating kerato plasty; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ANIRIDIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA OPACITY; EYE; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIMBAL INSUFFICIENCY; LIMBAL STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIRIDIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORNEAL DISEASES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; LIMBUS CORNEAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55449116300     PISSN: 1755375X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2008.01293.x     Document Type: Article

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