Harvesting keratolimbal allografts from corneoscleral buttons: A novel application of cyanoacrylate adhesive

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1550-1551

  Lim, L T ^a   Bhatt, P R ^b   Ramaesh, K ^a  

^a GARTNAVEL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER ROYAL EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOACRYLATE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA LIMBUS; EPITHELIUM CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATOPLASTY; LIMBAL STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; ORGAN CULTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; ENBUCRILATE; HUMANS; LIMBUS CORNEAE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STEM CELLS; TISSUE ADHESIVES; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 55449136346     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2008.147447     Document Type: Article

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