Paradigm shifts in corneal transplantation

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 332-339

  Tan, Donald T H ^a,b,c,d   Anshu, Arundhati ^b   Mehta, Jodhbir S ^b,d  

^a SINGAPORE NATIONAL EYE CENTRE   (Singapore)

^b Cornea and External Eye Disease Service ^*  (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d SINGAPORE EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty; Descemet's stripping endothelial keratoplasty; Endothelial keratoplasty; Lamellar keratoplasty; Penetrating keratoplasty

Indexed keywords

CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DEEP ANTERIOR LAMELLAR KERATOPLASTY; DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; HUMAN; KERATOPLASTY; LAMELLAR KERATOPLASTY; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 65749097810     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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