Photochemical keratodesmos as an adjunct to sutures for bonding penetrating keratoplasty corneal incisions

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2420-2424

  Proano, Cinthia E ^a,b   Azar, Dimitri T ^a,c   Mocan, Mehmet Cem ^a   Redmond, Robert W ^b   Kochevar, Irene E ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYE; ROSE BENGAL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; HOSPITAL; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; IRRADIATION; KERATOPLASTY; NEODYMIUM LASER; NONHUMAN; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CORNEA; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; LASERS; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; RABBITS; ROSE BENGAL; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TISSUE ADHESIVES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 7044239165     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2004.02.068     Document Type: Article

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