Comparison of Outcomes of Lamellar Keratoplasty and Penetrating Keratoplasty in Keratoconus

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 148, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Han, Daphne C Y ^a   Mehta, Jodhbir S ^a,b   Por, Yong Ming ^a   Htoon, Hla Myint ^b   Tan, Donald T H ^a,b,c  

^a SINGAPORE NATIONAL EYE CENTRE   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; DEXAMETHASONE; GENTAMICIN;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA INJURY; CORNEA SURGERY; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DEEP ANTERIOR LAMELLAR KERATOPLASTY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE SYNECHIA; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; GLAUCOMA SURGERY; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HAZE; HEALING IMPAIRMENT; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KERATITIS; KERATOCONUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANUAL DEEP ANTERIOR LAMELLAR KERATOPLASTY; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPEAT PROCEDURE; RETINA INJURY; RETINA PIGMENT EPITHELIOPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINGAPORE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; SUTURE; URRETS ZAVALIA SYNDROME; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND DEHISCENCE; YAG LASER;

EID: 70350486884     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2009.05.028     Document Type: Article

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