Longterm follow-up of penetrating keratoplasty for keratoconus

Acta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 347-351

  Jensen, Lene Bang ^a   Hjortdal, Jesper ^a   Ehlers, Niels ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Corneal thickness; Endothelial cell density; Keratoconus; Longterm results; Penetrating keratoplasty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA THICKNESS; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATOCONUS; MALE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CELL COUNT; CHILD; CORNEA; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE DONORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 77951711304     PISSN: 1755375X     EISSN: 17553768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2009.01525.x     Document Type: Article

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