Endothelial Keratoplasty: Vision, Endothelial Survival, and Complications in a Comparative Case Series of Fellows vs Attending Surgeons

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Chen, Edwin S ^a,b,c   Terry, Mark A ^c,d   Shamie, Neda ^c   Hoar, Karen L ^c   Phillips, Paul M ^c   Friend, Daniel J ^d  

^a Spectrum Eye Physicians   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DEVERS EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEST SPECTACLE CORRECTED VISUAL ACUITY; CELL LOSS; CORNEA SURGERY; DESCEMET STRIPPING AUTOMATED ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EYE GRAFT DISLOCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPECTACLES; SURGEON; SURVIVAL; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CELL COUNT; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 67349147446     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2009.01.022     Document Type: Article

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