Letter to the editor: Ophthalmic experience with submandibular gland transplantation for severe dry eyes

Laryngoscope

Volumn 119, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1445-1446

  Geerling, Gerd ^a   Collin, J Richard O ^b   Dart, John K G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CORNEA EDEMA; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DRY EYE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; XEROPHTHALMIA; ADULT; CHILD; EYE BURN; FACE; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOTE; STEVENS JOHNSON SYNDROME; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; CHILD; EYE BURNS; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STEVENS-JOHNSON SYNDROME; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; XEROPHTHALMIA;

EID: 67949118628     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lary.20183     Document Type: Letter

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