Calcareous degeneration of host-donor interface after descemet membrane stripping with automated endothelial keratoplasty

Cornea

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 342-344

  Ebrahimi, Katayoon B ^a   Oster, Stephen F ^a   Green, W Richard ^a   Grebe, Rhonda ^a   Schein, Oliver D ^a   Jun, Albert S ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcareous degeneration; DSAEK; Endothelial keratoplasty

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; BETAXOLOL; GENTAMICIN; PREDNISONE ACETATE; PROMETHAZINE; CALCIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DESCEMET MEMBRANE STRIPPING WITH AUTOMATED ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOST DONOR INTERFACE CALCIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATOPATHY; KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOPHAKIC BULLOUS KERATOPATHY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CALCINOSIS; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA STROMA; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; DONOR; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REOPERATION; TRANSPLANTATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VISUAL ACUITY;

CALCINOSIS; CALCIUM; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; FUCHS' ENDOTHELIAL DYSTROPHY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; TISSUE DONORS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 67149137774     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3181861c98     Document Type: Article

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