Recurrent ectasia in corneal grafts and outcomes of repeat keratoplasty for keratoconus

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 191-197

  Patel, S V ^a,b   Malta, J B ^a,c   Banitt, M R ^a   Mian, S I ^a   Sugar, A ^a   Elner, V M ^a,d   Tester, R A ^a   Farjo, Q A ^a,e,f   Soong, H Kaz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c FACULDADE DE CIÊNCIAS MÉDICAS DA SANTA CASA DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e Vision Associates   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA GRAFT ECTASIA; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GRAFT DYSFUNCTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; MALE; ORGAN DONOR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETRANSPLANTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROMA; SUTURE REMOVAL; VISION; CORNEA; LESIONS AND DEFECTS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ASTIGMATISM; CORNEA; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60849088571     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2008.142117     Document Type: Article

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