Intraoperative perforation of Descemet's membrane during "big bubble" deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty

International Ophthalmology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 291-295

  Jhanji, Vishal ^a   Sharma, Namrata ^b   Vajpayee, Rasik B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Air injection; Big bubble deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty; Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty; Descemet's membrane perforation; Lamellar keratoplasty; Penetrating keratoplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEEP ANTERIOR LAMELLAR KERATOPLASTY; DESCEMET MEMBRANE PERFORATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATITIS; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPLASTY; MALE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; RETINA MACULA DYSTROPHY; RETINA MACULOPATHY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHILD; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; KERATITIS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; OFLOXACIN; PREDNISOLONE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 77955665254     PISSN: 01655701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10792-009-9334-7     Document Type: Article

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