Histopathologic Examination of Failed Grafts in Descemet's Stripping with Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty

Ophthalmology

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 603-608

  Suh, Leejee H ^a   Dawson, Daniel G ^a   Mutapcic, Lejla ^a   Rosenfeld, Steven I ^b   Culbertson, William W ^a   Yoo, Sonia H ^a   O'Brien, Terrence P ^a   Dubovy, Sander R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Delray Eye Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DESCEMET STRIPPING AUTOMATED ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; GRAFT FAILURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATOPLASTY; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORNEAL DYSTROPHIES, HEREDITARY; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 63149182028     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2008.11.009     Document Type: Article

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