Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty over penetrating keratoplasty for host rim thinning and ectasia

Cornea

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 489-492

  Lake, Damian ^a   Hamada, Samer ^a   Khan, Saj ^a   Daya, Sheraz M ^a  

^a QUEEN VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Astigmatism; Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty; Ectasia; Keratoconus; Lamellar keratoplasty; Penetrating keratoplasty; Postkeratoplasty astigmatism; Recurrent keratoconus; Residual keratoconus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA PERFORATION; CORNEAL ECTASIA; DEEP ANTERIOR LAMELLAR KERATOPLASTY; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTACLES; TOPOGRAPHY; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ADULT; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; EYEGLASSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 67650620094     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e31818d3b3c     Document Type: Article

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