The effect of combined renal and pancreatic transplantation on diabetic retinopathy

Clinical Ophthalmology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 531-535

  Shipman, Kate E ^a   Patel, Chetan K ^a  

^a OXFORD EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetic retinopathy; Pancreas transplant diabetes mellitus; Simultaneous pancreas kidney transplant; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAPSULOTOMY; CASE REPORT; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; KIDNEY PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETINA MACULA CYSTOID EDEMA; RETINOPEXY; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 77953462649     PISSN: 11775467     EISSN: 11775483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/opth.s7141     Document Type: Article

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