Busin Glide vs Forceps in Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty: Not All Forceps Insertions are Created Equal

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 175-

  Chen, Edwin S ^a   Shamie, Neda ^a   Terry, Mark A ^a   Phillips, Paul M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL LOSS; CELL SURVIVAL; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FORCEPS; KERATOPLASTY; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CELL COUNT; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REFRACTION, OCULAR; TISSUE DONORS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 67149144476     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2009.03.018     Document Type: Letter

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