Double-bubble technique to facilitate Descemet membrane exposure in deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 193-196

  Shimazaki, Jun ^a  

^a TOKYO DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIR; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA STROMA; CORNEA SURGERY; DEEP ANTERIOR LAMELLAR KERATOPLASTY; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; DOUBLE BUBBLE TECHNIQUE; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; KERATOPLASTY; MALE; NEEDLE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALPEL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AIR; ANTERIOR CHAMBER; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLES;

EID: 75649107169     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2009.08.038     Document Type: Article

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