A Method to Confirm Correct Orientation of Descemet Membrane During Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 149, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Bachmann, Bjoern O ^a   Laaser, Kathrin ^a   Cursiefen, Claus ^a   Kruse, Friedrich E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA STROMA; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DESCEMET MEMBRANE ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; DONOR; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERVENTION STUDY; KERATOPATHY; LENS IMPLANTATION; MALE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 77952550467     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2010.01.005     Document Type: Article

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