Air Bubble-Associated Endothelial Trauma in Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 256-259

  Hong, Anna ^a   Caldwell, Matthew C ^a   Kuo, Anthony N ^a   Afshari, Natalie A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY EYE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALIZARIN RED S; TRYPAN BLUE;

ADULT; AGED; AIR; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL DENSITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DESCEMET STRIPPING AUTOMATED ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; ENDOTHELIUM INJURY; EX VIVO STUDY; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; MICROPHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AIR; CELL COUNT; CELL SURVIVAL; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; EYE INJURIES; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; STAINING AND LABELING; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 67650455925     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2009.03.003     Document Type: Article

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