Endothelial cell damage in descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty with the underfold technique: 6-and 12-month results

Cornea

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1022-1024

  Chen, Edwin S ^a   Phillips, Paul M ^b   Terry, Mark A ^c,d   Shamie, Neda ^c   Friend, Daniel J ^d  

^a WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Sightline Ophthalmic Associates   (United States)

^c DEVERS EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Lions Vision Research Laboratory of Oregon   (United States)

Author keywords

cornea transplant; deep lamellar endothelial keratoplasty; descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty; descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty; DLEK; donor insertion; DSAEK; DSEK; EK; endothelial cell loss; endothelial keratoplasty; graft insertion; PLK; posterior lamellar keratoplasty; technique

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL LOSS; DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUTURING METHOD; CELL COUNT; CELL SURVIVAL; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEAL ENDOTHELIAL CELL LOSS; FOLLOW UP; FUCHS' ENDOTHELIAL DYSTROPHY; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME;

CELL COUNT; CELL SURVIVAL; CORNEAL ENDOTHELIAL CELL LOSS; DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUCHS' ENDOTHELIAL DYSTROPHY; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77956227980     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3181cda04d     Document Type: Article

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