Retention of Host Embryonic Descemet Membrane in Endothelial Keratoplasty

Cornea

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 351-353

  Chen, Edwin S ^a   Shamie, Neda ^a   Terry, Mark A ^a,b   Phillips, Paul M ^a   Wilson, David J ^c  

^a DEVERS EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Lions Vision Research Laboratory of Oregon   (United States)

^c CASEY EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep lamellar endothelial keratoplasty; Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty; Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty; DLEK; DSAEK; DSEK; EK; Endothelial keratoplasty; Lamellar keratoplasty; LK; Penetrating keratoplasty; PK

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA OPACITY; DESCEMENT STRIPPING AUTOMATED ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; EYE EXAMINATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTACLES; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA EDEMA; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPLANTATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL EDEMA; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 67149124066     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3181861c6b     Document Type: Article

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