Confocal microscopy study of donor-recipient interface after Descemet's stripping with endothelial keratoplasty

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 903-908

  Espana, E M ^a   Huang, Bo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIREFRINGENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; MALE; ORGAN DONOR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOPHAKIA; SPECTACLES; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL OPACITY; CORNEAL STROMA; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUCHS' ENDOTHELIAL DYSTROPHY; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954306372     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2009.165712     Document Type: Article

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