Femtosecond laser-assisted mushroom configuration deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty

Cornea

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 290-295

  Chan, Clara C ^a   Ritenour, Rusty J ^a   Kumar, Nikhil L ^a   Sansanayudh, Wiwan ^a   Rootman, David S ^a,b  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b Yonge Eglinton Laser Eye and Cosmetic Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

DALK; Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty; Femtosecond laser; Keratoconus; Mushroom keratoplasty

Indexed keywords

BIMATOPROST; DEXAMETHASONE; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE;

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA SCAR; CORNEAL ECTASIA; DESCEMET MEMBRANE PERFORATION; FEMALE; FEMTOSECOND LASER ASSISTED MUSHROOM CONFIGURATION DEEP ANTERIOR LAMELLAR KERATOPLASTY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE ABNORMALITY; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; KERATOPLASTY; LASER SURGERY; MALE; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; REVIEW; SUTURE; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS, EXCIMER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649093958     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3181b77873     Document Type: Review

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