Femtosecond dovetail penetrating keratoplasty: Surgical technique and case report

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 861-863

  Lee, J ^a   Winokur, J ^a   Hallak, J ^a   Azar, D T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APHAKIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORNEA INJURY; HUMAN; LASER; LASER SURGERY; MALE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITRECTOMY;

ADULT; AMBLYOPIA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; EYE INJURIES, PENETRATING; HUMANS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 67649647398     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2008.149690     Document Type: Article

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