Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty: Past, present and future

Expert Review of Ophthalmology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 303-311

  Luengo Gimeno, Federico ^a,b   Lang, Michael ^a   Mehta, Jodhbir S ^a,b,c   Tan, Donald T ^a,b,d  

^a SINGAPORE EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE NATIONAL EYE CENTRE   (Singapore)

^c DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Corneal transplant; Descemetorrhexis; Descemets stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty; Endothelial cell culture; Insertion devices; Posterior corneal graft

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; CELL CULTURE; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IRIDOCORNEAL ENDOTHELIAL SYNDROME; KERATOPATHY; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 77953197336     PISSN: 17469899     EISSN: 17469902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/eop.10.18     Document Type: Review

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