Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty: Innovations in surgical technique

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 283-287

  Ghaznawi, Neelofar ^a   Chen, Edwin S ^a  

^a WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Corneal transplantation; Endothelial keratoplasty; Surgical technique

Indexed keywords

ANIRIDIA; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; APHAKIA; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; CORNEAL ENDOTHELIAL CELL LOSS; DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; IRIDO CORNEAL ENDOTHELIAL SYNDROME; KERATOPATHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOPHAKIA; REVIEW; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; HUMANS;

EID: 77953976318     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e32833a8cc9     Document Type: Review

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