Rapid visual recovery after penetrating keratoplasty for keratoconus

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 725-730

  Sutton, Gerard ^a   Hodge, Chris ^b   Mcghee, Charles N J ^c  

^a SYDNEY EYE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Eye Institute   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Corneal graft; Double suture; Keratoconus

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUOROMETHOLONE;

ADULT; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SUTURE REMOVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTIGMATISM; CHILD; CONTACT LENSES, EXTENDED-WEAR; EYEGLASSES; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149343627     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2008.01900.x     Document Type: Review

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