Early bubble modification of the big bubble technique for deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 283-289

  Hosny, Mohammed H ^a,b   Shalaby, Ahmad M M ^a,b   El Din, Nashwa Badr ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Dar Eloyoun Eye Hospitals   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Big bubble technique; Deep anterior lamellar keratoplast

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL TEAR; CIPROFLOXACIN; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE;

ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; BIG BUBBLE TECHNIQUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA EDEMA; CORNEA LIMBUS; CORNEA PERFORATION; CORNEA STROMA; DEEP LAMELLAR ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISCOELASTICITY; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 77952802678     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067211002000205     Document Type: Article

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