The Histology of Graft Adhesion in Descemet Stripping with Endothelial Keratoplasty

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 277-281

  Caldwell, Matthew C ^a   Afshari, Natalie A ^a   Decroos, Francis C ^a   Proia, Alan D ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; FERRIC HYDROXIDE; HEMATOXYLIN; MELANIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA CELL; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DESCEMET STRIPPING WITH ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; GRAFT ADHESION; GRAFT DYSFUNCTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LASER COAGULATION; LENS IMPLANT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCAR FORMATION; TISSUE SECTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CELL ADHESION; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TISSUE DONORS; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650465263     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2009.03.025     Document Type: Article

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