Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty on a previously failed full-thickness graft

Cornea

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 456-457

  Ramamurthi, S ^a   Cornish, K S ^a   Steeples, L ^a   Ramaesh, K ^a  

^a Tennent Institute of Ophthalmology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty; Herpetic keratitis; Penetrating keratoplasty

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORNEA EDEMA; CORNEA OPACITY; DEEP ANTERIOR LAMELLAR KERATOPLASTY; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX KERATITIS; HUMAN; KERATOPLASTY; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER;

AGED; CORNEAL EDEMA; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; KERATITIS, HERPETIC; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; REOPERATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 67650585870     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e31818c2af7     Document Type: Article

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