Dissection plane in deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty using the big-bubble technique

Cornea

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 388-391

  Jafarinasab, Mohammad Reza ^a   Rahmati Kamel, Mohsen ^a   Kanavi, Mozhgan Rezaei ^a   Feizi, Sepehr ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

big bubble technique; deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty; dissection plane; histologic examination; keratoconus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORNEA STROMA; DEEP ANTERIOR LAMELLAR KERATOPLASTY; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISSECTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPLASTY; MICROSCOPY; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DISSECTION; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957364236     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3181ba7016     Document Type: Article

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