Graft rejection episodes after Descemet stripping with endothelial keratoplasty: Part one: Clinical signs and symptoms

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 387-390

  Jordan, C S ^a   Price, M O ^b   Trespalacios, R ^c   Price Jr , F W ^d  

^a Northeastern Eye Institute   (United States)

^b Lautert)   (United States)

^c Brevard Eye Center   (United States)

^d PRICE VISION GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE PLUS TOBRAMYCIN; FLUOROMETHOLONE; LOTEPREDNOL ETABONATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA EDEMA; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DESCEMET STRIPPING WITH ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EYE EDEMA; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE IRRITATION; EYE PAIN; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; KERATITIS; KERATOPLASTY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; AGED; CORNEAL EDEMA; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RISK;

EID: 61749085062     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2008.140020     Document Type: Article

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