Epithelial downgrowth after Descemet-stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 193-196

  Phillips, Paul M ^a   Terry, Mark A ^a   Kaufman, Stephen C ^a   Chen, Edwin S ^a  

^a Lions Vision Research Laboratory of Oregon (Terry) Portland   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA EDEMA; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DESCEMET STRIPPING AUTOMATED ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; EPITHELIAL DOWNGROWTH; GRAFT FAILURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATOPLASTY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DEFECT; SLIT LAMP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

CELL COUNT; CONJUNCTIVA; CORNEAL EDEMA; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FUCHS' ENDOTHELIAL DYSTROPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION;

EID: 57749111611     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.07.036     Document Type: Article

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